Thread by @JenM623

I've been paying my student loans for 15 years, with about 8 to go.

They're not pleasant but I never asked for or expected forgiveness. I asked for the money and agreed to pay it back.

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I've worked a ton of OT to pay my loans down faster, and refinanced them to private (several times) for lower interest rates.

That's called being responsible and handling my shit.

It disqualified me from forgiveness, while I still get to pay for theirs.

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Irresponsible behavior is being rewarded. I feel like a sucker for doing things right and taking care of myself.

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"But why do you want it bad for everyone just because you had it bad??" "An educated society benefits us all"

NOPE people educated with degrees so useless they can't get a decent job to pay their bills are not a benefit to anyone.

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You know what the real issue is behind student debt? It's not the colleges, or loan companies, or government, it's US.

Schools raise their prices every year, and people bitch and moan but keep applying.

Supply and demand. We're driving the high cost.

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College tuition won't drop until demand does. Instead of going to the $40k a year school, go to community college. Then transfer to a state school.

If you want to fun college experience, fine. But you have to pay for it.

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But demanding that I pay for your poor decisions is asinine. It's too bad you made bad choices, but it shouldn't be my problem.
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And enough about demanding people be able to discharge their loans through bankruptcy. You can't do that because banks can't reposses an education. This isn't rocket science.
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