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How do people become this kind of parasite?

SFGbob
SFGbob Member Posts: 33,183
I can understand someone thinking this when they're young, it's wrong but understandable, but for a full grown adult to believe this, and then have that adult be a member of Congress is beyond my capacity to process.

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  • Bob_C
    Bob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,714 Founders Club
    Just erase the debt!

    I wonder if Pramila could explain the basic accounting of that write off on the balance sheet, p&l and cash flows.
  • Bob_C
    Bob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,714 Founders Club

    The one part where I vaguely agree with her is why is it that when someone files for bankruptcy, they can erase all debts except student debt? What is that about?

    She doesn’t complete her thought as usual, either deliberately or stupidly. Government backing the loans and individuals being tied to the loans forever keeps the interest rates artificially way low and this raised the cost in general as a result. Same shit with housing, but at least there’s an asset there to grab. There is no accounting scenario where debt just goes away without someone holding the bag. Beauty of the double entry system that Race helped invent.

    There’s no good solution here aside from raiding or taxing the endowments that have clearly benefited from this scam.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,144
    edited December 2021
    This is a topic where I lean left. I’m not going to cry for the universities and big banks.

    An 18 year old kid can’t get a 10k loan to start a business, but they can get 100k to attend a University. It’s wrong.

    The enemy is big banks, big pharma, and big tech. I side with the people. I know someone here will tell me how we will end up paying, but still.
  • SFGbob
    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,183

    This is a topic where I lean left. I’m not going to cry for the universities and big banks.

    An 18 year old kid can’t get a 10k loan to start a business, but they can get 100k to attend a University. It’s wrong.

    The enemy is big banks, big pharma, and big tech. I side with the people. I know someone here will tell me how we will end up paying, but still.

    They can get that loan because the Federal government backs those loans. Remove the Federal guarantee and you won't have banks making those loans.
  • Sledog
    Sledog Member Posts: 37,826 Standard Supporter
    So everyone's saying it's the same scheme as giving people home loans that can't pay them and wondering why foreclosures skyrocket?
  • Bendintheriver
    Bendintheriver Member Posts: 7,041 Standard Supporter
    SFGbob said:

    This is a topic where I lean left. I’m not going to cry for the universities and big banks.

    An 18 year old kid can’t get a 10k loan to start a business, but they can get 100k to attend a University. It’s wrong.

    The enemy is big banks, big pharma, and big tech. I side with the people. I know someone here will tell me how we will end up paying, but still.

    They can get that loan because the Federal government backs those loans. Remove the Federal guarantee and you won't have banks making those loans.
    Exactly.
  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,294 Standard Supporter
    edited December 2021
    There are a lot of kids in America going to college who should not be and are wasting 4+ years of income production on top of going in to debt. You don't need a college degree to make $50k a year. After expenses for school, that's potentially a $400,0000 swing in dollars for someone who goes to college to end up working as an executive assistant.
  • Bob_C
    Bob_C Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 12,714 Founders Club

    This is a topic where I lean left. I’m not going to cry for the universities and big banks.

    An 18 year old kid can’t get a 10k loan to start a business, but they can get 100k to attend a University. It’s wrong.

    The enemy is big banks, big pharma, and big tech. I side with the people. I know someone here will tell me how we will end up paying, but still.

    Big banks are just processors for this stuff. They aren’t angels, but your anger is misplaced on this issue. Curious who the people are here that you are referring to. The 43m with loans or the 290m without loans? Who should we be protecting here?
  • WestlinnDuck
    WestlinnDuck Member Posts: 17,616 Standard Supporter

    The one part where I vaguely agree with her is why is it that when someone files for bankruptcy, they can erase all debts except student debt? What is that about?

    The theory is that almost all students graduating with a significant amount of debt are bankrupt and the first thing they would do is file - which is a pretty safe assumption. The actual market solution is to get the feds out of student lending and let the market work. Banks would only lend to students which showed they could and would pay the debt back. If the bank wants to lend a $100,000 of shareholder money to a gender studies student, let them. If the student then qualifies, let them file for bankruptcy. Colleges would also be free to lend money to the students they are grifting.
  • RoadTrip
    RoadTrip Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,171 Founders Club

    This is a topic where I lean left. I’m not going to cry for the universities and big banks.

    An 18 year old kid can’t get a 10k loan to start a business, but they can get 100k to attend a University. It’s wrong.

    The enemy is big banks, big pharma, and big tech. I side with the people. I know someone here will tell me how we will end up paying, but still.

    But still what? Just because you can get a loan doesn't mean you should run up $100-$300,000 in debt for school loans you won't be able to pay back. Should I get relief for the hundreds and hundreds of thousands I've paid out of my own pockets for my children's education?
  • RoadTrip
    RoadTrip Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,171 Founders Club

    The one part where I vaguely agree with her is why is it that when someone files for bankruptcy, they can erase all debts except student debt? What is that about?

    The theory is that almost all students graduating with a significant amount of debt are bankrupt and the first thing they would do is file - which is a pretty safe assumption. The actual market solution is to get the feds out of student lending and let the market work. Banks would only lend to students which showed they could and would pay the debt back. If the bank wants to lend a $100,000 of shareholder money to a gender studies student, let them. If the student then qualifies, let them file for bankruptcy. Colleges would also be free to lend money to the students they are grifting.
    I love this idea. It would also mean a lot of people would stop needlessly attending college. A college education has significantly depreciated over time. What happens to this value when the education becomes free? Students would learn far more about business or engineering in a 1 year apprenticeship or paid internship than 4-5 years of college.
  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,144
    RoadTrip said:

    This is a topic where I lean left. I’m not going to cry for the universities and big banks.

    An 18 year old kid can’t get a 10k loan to start a business, but they can get 100k to attend a University. It’s wrong.

    The enemy is big banks, big pharma, and big tech. I side with the people. I know someone here will tell me how we will end up paying, but still.

    But still what? Just because you can get a loan doesn't mean you should run up $100-$300,000 in debt for school loans you won't be able to pay back. Should I get relief for the hundreds and hundreds of thousands I've paid out of my own pockets for my children's education?
    Is it not strange or a problem to you that the same kid that can rack up $100,000 in debt can’t get a 10-20k loan for a business?
  • SFGbob
    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,183

    RoadTrip said:

    This is a topic where I lean left. I’m not going to cry for the universities and big banks.

    An 18 year old kid can’t get a 10k loan to start a business, but they can get 100k to attend a University. It’s wrong.

    The enemy is big banks, big pharma, and big tech. I side with the people. I know someone here will tell me how we will end up paying, but still.

    But still what? Just because you can get a loan doesn't mean you should run up $100-$300,000 in debt for school loans you won't be able to pay back. Should I get relief for the hundreds and hundreds of thousands I've paid out of my own pockets for my children's education?
    Is it not strange or a problem to you that the same kid that can rack up $100,000 in debt can’t get a 10-20k loan for a business?
    Does the federal government back the $10 - 20K loan? The problem isn't "strange" at all. In one case the Feds guarantee the loan, there is no risk for the lender, in the case you cite there is no guarantee and the lender faces a risk. What part of this are you not understanding?
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    edited December 2021

    This is a topic where I lean left. I’m not going to cry for the universities and big banks.

    An 18 year old kid can’t get a 10k loan to start a business, but they can get 100k to attend a University. It’s wrong.

    The enemy is big banks, big pharma, and big tech. I side with the people. I know someone here will tell me how we will end up paying, but still.

    It’s a government problem. Period.

    And by “we” you mean people who worked and paid for their education, or had family help, or didn’t go get a degree and started in the trades…we should any of the above be on the hook for somefucks loan to get a degree In Swahili?

    And it’s not just 18 year olds. The number of people in their late 20s and 30s who have been “working in their degree” is a large number and these people tend to borrow and borrow.

    On the same line of thinking, should the above listed group be on the hook for paying doctors, lawyers loans while these professional can make hundreds of thousands or millions a year?
  • RoadTrip
    RoadTrip Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,171 Founders Club

    RoadTrip said:

    This is a topic where I lean left. I’m not going to cry for the universities and big banks.

    An 18 year old kid can’t get a 10k loan to start a business, but they can get 100k to attend a University. It’s wrong.

    The enemy is big banks, big pharma, and big tech. I side with the people. I know someone here will tell me how we will end up paying, but still.

    But still what? Just because you can get a loan doesn't mean you should run up $100-$300,000 in debt for school loans you won't be able to pay back. Should I get relief for the hundreds and hundreds of thousands I've paid out of my own pockets for my children's education?
    Is it not strange or a problem to you that the same kid that can rack up $100,000 in debt can’t get a 10-20k loan for a business?
    Yes it is but I'd say the same if that kid didn't have the wherewithal to repay the $10K loan. It doesn't take much other than hard work to earn the ability to take out a $10K loan.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 114,090 Founders Club

    RoadTrip said:

    This is a topic where I lean left. I’m not going to cry for the universities and big banks.

    An 18 year old kid can’t get a 10k loan to start a business, but they can get 100k to attend a University. It’s wrong.

    The enemy is big banks, big pharma, and big tech. I side with the people. I know someone here will tell me how we will end up paying, but still.

    But still what? Just because you can get a loan doesn't mean you should run up $100-$300,000 in debt for school loans you won't be able to pay back. Should I get relief for the hundreds and hundreds of thousands I've paid out of my own pockets for my children's education?
    Is it not strange or a problem to you that the same kid that can rack up $100,000 in debt can’t get a 10-20k loan for a business?
    For a hundred grand education the kid should be able to present a business plan that a bank will fund 10 grand for

    DAWG sense!
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781

    RoadTrip said:

    This is a topic where I lean left. I’m not going to cry for the universities and big banks.

    An 18 year old kid can’t get a 10k loan to start a business, but they can get 100k to attend a University. It’s wrong.

    The enemy is big banks, big pharma, and big tech. I side with the people. I know someone here will tell me how we will end up paying, but still.

    But still what? Just because you can get a loan doesn't mean you should run up $100-$300,000 in debt for school loans you won't be able to pay back. Should I get relief for the hundreds and hundreds of thousands I've paid out of my own pockets for my children's education?
    Is it not strange or a problem to you that the same kid that can rack up $100,000 in debt can’t get a 10-20k loan for a business?
    A “kid” can get a business loan the same as anyone else. Their age doesn’t matter. Just go through the process.
  • 46XiJCAB
    46XiJCAB Member Posts: 20,967
    I'm still trying to figure out why college tuition is through the roof, it's a mystery?
  • SFGbob
    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,183
    46XiJCAB said:

    I'm still trying to figure out why college tuition is through the roof, it's a mystery?

    Same with healthcare, it’s as if segments of the economy that are heavily distorted by the government and lack free market principles aren’t very efficient. I blame capitalism.
  • 46XiJCAB
    46XiJCAB Member Posts: 20,967
    edited December 2021
    We didn't have rock climbing walls in my day. We had a student rec center for BB. It's a mystery how I could graduate with only a $2500 GSL to repay. And buy my first home within 4-5 years. Can't figure out what changed?
  • RoadTrip
    RoadTrip Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,171 Founders Club
    SFGbob said:

    46XiJCAB said:

    I'm still trying to figure out why college tuition is through the roof, it's a mystery?

    Same with healthcare, it’s as if segments of the economy that are heavily distorted by the government and lack free market principles aren’t very efficient. I blame capitalism.
    Also due to the fact colleges have become tax free hedge funds making some of the dumbest among us multimillionaires if they can just get tenure. Unions and their unholy alliance with government are Marxist threats to liberty.
  • RoadTrip
    RoadTrip Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,171 Founders Club
    SFGbob said:
    $352,000 plus gold plated benefits for the rest of this dumbshit's life. By the time she retires, she'll be making close to $500,000 for the rest of her life which is the equivalent of 2 people putting away more than $10 - 12 million into their 401ks. Any of you have $12,000,000 in your 401k's?
  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,294 Standard Supporter
    RoadTrip said:

    SFGbob said:
    $352,000 plus gold plated benefits for the rest of this dumbshit's life. By the time she retires, she'll be making close to $500,000 for the rest of her life which is the equivalent of 2 people putting away more than $10 - 12 million into their 401ks. Any of you have $12,000,000 in your 401k's?
    All true, but don't blame her.
  • RoadTrip
    RoadTrip Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,171 Founders Club

    RoadTrip said:

    SFGbob said:
    $352,000 plus gold plated benefits for the rest of this dumbshit's life. By the time she retires, she'll be making close to $500,000 for the rest of her life which is the equivalent of 2 people putting away more than $10 - 12 million into their 401ks. Any of you have $12,000,000 in your 401k's?
    All true, but don't blame her.
    I agree. So much so I often wonder if my da's advice was bad and I shouldn't have one of my sons go down this path. I know a married couple who work for the port of LA. He is retiring at 48 and 20+ years to let his wife who has 25 years and is making more than $350k a year. He was at more than $180k. So this couple who has 2 children will retire on more than $500k a year for the rest of their lives and gold plated benefits. Again, it's the equivalent of puting away about $12,000,000 into a 401K which is impossible when we've been limited to $16k a year now for me and at about $29k now that I'm over 50. Government is beyond corrupt.