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Millions more Americans have medical debt than student debt. Where's their relief?
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Shouldnt the students that feel slighted go after the college then? Why let them off scot-free and force taxpayers to pay off the debt? Sue the college for false advertising which is pretty much what it was. Why go after the lenders? They didnt do anything wrong either. Its the colleges that started this mess with their ripoff prices, heavy handed sales pitches and false promises.
Well - you're still making taxpayers pay for the greed and BS of colleges. Go after them instead. Just like you would if you bought a new car that was a lemon - you wouldnt ask taxpayers to bail you out, you'd go after the dealer or mfgr of the car. I dont get this "stick it to the taxpayers" paradigm being pushed here.
Also - an educated society doesnt have to all be college grads. There are tons of hard-working, successful people that didnt get near a college, or they just went for a few years. I know that many in society still snub their nose at trades blue collar work but guess who actually appears educated now? The kid making $45 bucks an hour as a welder with great benefits or the pissed-off gender studies grad with $200K of debt working at Starbucks? Sorry - Im sick of this "college or you're doomed" thing. Its been way oversold and they have saddled these kids with massive debt. Make them pay, not taxpayers.