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    Quote Originally Posted by Teflon Don View Post
    Let me guess? We need more gobblement to solve it right?
    What we need first are fewer rubes who refer to the government as the "gobblement".
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    Quote Originally Posted by PostmodernProphet View Post
    millennials spent tons of money to know something they can think about in their mother's basement......
    You can't expect a 18yo to understand fully what they are signing for when their ENTIRE LIFE has been prefaced on the idea of going to the most expensive college around. An idea YOU BOOMERS pushed no less! And still push!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nomad View Post
    What we need first are fewer rubes who refer to the government as the "gobblement".
    Did I hurt your feelings?

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    They shouldn稚 blame others for their poor decisions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bobb View Post
    Paying back student loans is low priority for people. The interest is low and there's no collateral. So, people don't pay it back, while bitching about their debt.
    Wrong, they can garnishee your wages. Of course, the bankers made it so you cannot declare bankruptcy and start over.

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    Quote Originally Posted by I<3Possums View Post
    You can't expect a 18yo to understand fully what they are signing for when their ENTIRE LIFE has been prefaced on the idea of going to the most expensive college around. An idea YOU BOOMERS pushed no less! And still push!
    you must have me confused with someone who thought you should go anywhere near a college......

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    Quote Originally Posted by I<3Possums View Post
    You can't expect a 18yo to understand fully what they are signing for when their ENTIRE LIFE has been prefaced on the idea of going to the most expensive college around. An idea YOU BOOMERS pushed no less! And still push!
    Then they shouldn't be allowed to make decisions on their own and prohibited from moving out on their own.

    As to your assertion of the "prefaced idea", that's going to need more then just an assertion.
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    Quote Originally Posted by I<3Possums View Post
    You can't expect a 18yo to understand fully what they are signing for when their ENTIRE LIFE has been prefaced on the idea of going to the most expensive college around. An idea YOU BOOMERS pushed no less! And still push!
    My parents (The Greatest Generation) pushed it on me when they paid $150 tuition for a semester.
    My son went to school to be an FAA certified mechanic and paid for it himself while working part-time. I woulda paid but he wanted to be independent. In return we let him live at home while working and going to school.
    He wears a navy blue jump suit to work with his name patch sewed onto the upper left side. Makes about $70,000/yr. and going up.

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    College was not designed to be an apprenticeship. Originally, gentlemen went to college to expand their horizons, learn history, logic, languages and learn about the world. They went to make connections with other special people like them. It separated them from the uneducated masses. They got well-rounded educations.
    Now colleges are corporations trying to maximize profits off education. The cost has well-outstripped inflation. Higher education used to be affordable. Now millions of Americans have their futures inhibited by an educational mortgage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by reagansghost View Post
    in very real way the debt was foisted upon them

    in this world of outrageously expensive higher education what would they do if not or the vultures crawling all over the student loan industry?

    think before you post
    Tell it to your liberal bastions of indoctrination!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gonzomin View Post
    When I was going to college it was 16 bucks a credit hour. You paid for your classes in advance or did not go. It was easily affordable. This problem has been created by corporations and banks who are looting higher learning students. If you believe the country is better served by having more citizens getting a higher education, you should make it affordable or free.
    Tell it to the liberal bastions of higher indoctrination!

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    Quote Originally Posted by reagansghost View Post
    in very real way the debt was foisted upon them

    in this world of outrageously expensive higher education what would they do if not or the vultures crawling all over the student loan industry?

    think before you post
    Bull shit.
    Quote Originally Posted by anonymoose View Post
    My son went to school to be an FAA certified mechanic and paid for it himself while working part-time. I woulda paid but he wanted to be independent. In return we let him live at home while working and going to school.
    He wears a navy blue jump suit to work with his name patch sewed onto the upper left side. Makes about $70,000/yr. and going up.
    The Failure to Launch in the OP makes $48,000 as a customer service rep and he lied about his age. Says he's 29, he's actually 38.
    My son is 30, no student loans, owns his house (with a mortgage of course) and owns a 2 yr. old Toyota Tacoma paid for in full.
    He also contributes every paycheck to his 401k.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gonzomin View Post
    College was not designed to be an apprenticeship. Originally, gentlemen went to college to expand their horizons, learn history, logic, languages and learn about the world. They went to make connections with other special people like them. It separated them from the uneducated masses. They got well-rounded educations.
    Now colleges are corporations trying to maximize profits off education. The cost has well-outstripped inflation. Higher education used to be affordable. Now millions of Americans have their futures inhibited by an educational mortgage.
    The democratization of higher ed is good though. People who go make more money. Sad that the ROI is greatly reduced by that cost.
    Even annoysus benefitted. He attended Faber and came out the other side with a job. Imagine if not.
    He'd be sleeping on a grate in a fetal position clutching a bottle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by I<3Possums View Post
    You can't expect a 18yo to understand fully what they are signing for when their ENTIRE LIFE has been prefaced on the idea of going to the most expensive college around. An idea YOU BOOMERS pushed no less! And still push!
    Why not?

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    Quote Originally Posted by anonymoose View Post
    Bull shit.

    The Failure to Launch in the OP makes $48,000 as a customer service rep and he lied about his age. Says he's 29, he's actually 38.
    My son is 30, no student loans, owns his house (with a mortgage of course) and owns a 2 yr. old Toyota Tacoma paid for in full.
    He also contributes every paycheck to his 401k.
    This is what it all comes down to. Either you are fiscally responsible and realistic about finances or you were raised that way. One lives within their means. As things improve, you move up.

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