I'm not sure where you went to college, but my college was a real place with real buildings, real professors, dorms, food, etc. and that all takes money. Real money. Just because you claim the money was "printed from nothing" does not make it true. Real money was paid to your college on your behalf, and now you pay it back. That is how loans work, you deadbeat. The taxpayers are not funding your (admittedly poor) education. |
This is fine, Biden tried to help these Millennials and GenZ but they were too worried about TikTok videos to appreciate their giveaway. FAFO I guess. |
Karen, that’s exactly what I’m saying. Obviously, you’re not a STEM major. Obviously, money spent on your education was a waste in your case. Traditional studies are valuable but not as valuable as being a doctor, nurse, engineer, etc. |
I’m the PP you’re responding to and I agree. |
shrug.. I make a pretty good living for a vocational degree I got from a C rated univ because I majored in something marketable. No loans, started making six figures early on in my career, enough to retire early at 56. Not bad for a "Karen" LOL |
Nothing, but there's just something so ironic or maybe hypocritical to all this. Trump got bailed out by taxpayers when he declared bankruptcy (multiple times). He stiffed the NJ taxpayers by paying pennies on the dollar. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/17/us/politics/trump-chris-christie-casinos.html https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-taj-mahal-millions-less-debt-chris-christie-new-jersey-2016-8 Trump owed $30million in taxes, but Christie forgave most of it. Trump ended up paying just $5mil. There's a story in the Bible about this -- of a man whose large loan is forgiven, but demands that someone who owed him a small amount pay up. That's Trump. |
Defaulted student loans is in the trillions. |
Yes of course it's ultimately real money being paid to the university, you completely missed the point. But where did it come from? It was funds created and injected into the economy. As for the deadbeats, that's Trump. That's big corporations and billionaires with tax dodges. That's the PPP frauds. They are the far worse deadbeats. |
Ahhh here's another MAGA twit who's fully subscribed to the FALSE notion that some massive percentage of kids are getting degrees in "underwater basket weaving." |
You’re all missing the bigger picture here. This is not a debate on whether or not these loans should be forgiven it’s the timing of now.
On top of tariffs On top of federal layoffs On top of drastic cuts in federal spending in ways that help to growth the economy (research etc) Tipping 9 million Americans into default now is yet another drag on the economy. Go debate Sen Warren on the merits of loan forgiveness (I didn’t vote for her and I thought it was a dumb idea then but it’s now a done dumb idea). Faulting Biden on his last ditch efforts to win the youth vote is not really productive. My fear is that this small - but statistically significant - impact is what may tip the scales. Imagine if all of a sudden - after years of deferrals - you are in default. Yep - consumer spending is going to feel the pain. That’s not good for any of us. Like it or not we live in a connected society. |
Don’t forget the biggest deadbeat grifter of them all: Elmo. |
And if I'm not mistaken, you can't escape student loans via bankruptcy. Why are student loans singles out like this? |
Because everyone would declare bankruptcy after graduating to clear their debts. |
You don’t have to take out massive loans, state schools are cheaper. And you don’t have to receive higher education. |
Because you can’t give the degree back? |