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Elizabeth Warren

customerserviceguy

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8. I don't like military waste

Reply to East Coast Pirate (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 19, 2013, 06:20 AM

Jul 2013

any more than I like overspending on education to give people the false hope that they're going to be able to pay the loans that they're so very ready to sign on the dotted line for.

In any case, I don't see why government cannot make a fair return on money it borrows to let people wildly pursue their dreams.

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Elizabeth Warren: Student Loan Profits 'Morally Wrong' [View all] East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 OP

So, why is government getting a return on money it borrows "immoral"? customerserviceguy Jul 2013 #1

Educating young people will presumably result in a better life for them, geckosfeet Jul 2013 #2

If everyone who paid the higher education industry customerserviceguy Jul 2013 #5

I agree as a practical matter, but disagree in principle. geckosfeet Jul 2013 #7

Why is it a "business" loan? djean111 Jul 2013 #3

Other countries customerserviceguy Jul 2013 #6

Because you're not a student. East Coast Pirate Jul 2013 #4

I don't like military waste customerserviceguy Jul 2013 #8

Then concentrate your dislike on the banks that borrow from the government at 0% and pay almost djean111 Jul 2013 #9

I dislike them both customerserviceguy Jul 2013 #10

I wish I could believe that, I truly truly do. djean111 Jul 2013 #11

It's the only thing I can think of customerserviceguy Jul 2013 #12