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Govt has been lying about student loans...

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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,996 Founders Club

    salemcoog said:

    Market forces. Cut off loans and make colleges price tuition accordingly

    Because economic mobility is a bad thing.
    What?

    I'm talking about making college affordable. What are you talking about?
    Are those things mutually exclusive?
    Spit it out. What are you trying to say?
    College can be affordable and college loans can exist.
    Yes it can. Make everyone go to CC the first 2 years for their AA and then they can move on to University.
    Could work unless universities have to raise their tuition to make for the 50% loss of revenue.

    I think there are way too many under-qualified students at universities. I'd love to see Community Colleges fully funded and offer training in trade professions. More people would end up with a degree/certification in something they can use.

    I really like the German model. In 9th grade you split off into two different schools. Either you will on to college prep until 13th grade (essentially earning your AA), or you go to a job training high school until 12th grade and learn whatever trade you decide on. Graduates either go to University or start an apprenticeship.
    100% agree on the German model

    Like I always say, you can't build a building in LA in India. But you can bring in illegals to suppress the wage
  • TurdBomber
    TurdBomber Member Posts: 20,056 Standard Supporter
    Higher Education is now a Ponzi scheme.
  • UWhuskytskeet
    UWhuskytskeet Member Posts: 7,113

    salemcoog said:

    Market forces. Cut off loans and make colleges price tuition accordingly

    Because economic mobility is a bad thing.
    What?

    I'm talking about making college affordable. What are you talking about?
    Are those things mutually exclusive?
    Spit it out. What are you trying to say?
    College can be affordable and college loans can exist.
    Yes it can. Make everyone go to CC the first 2 years for their AA and then they can move on to University.
    Could work unless universities have to raise their tuition to make for the 50% loss of revenue.

    I think there are way too many under-qualified students at universities. I'd love to see Community Colleges fully funded and offer training in trade professions. More people would end up with a degree/certification in something they can use.

    I really like the German model. In 9th grade you split off into two different schools. Either you will on to college prep until 13th grade (essentially earning your AA), or you go to a job training high school until 12th grade and learn whatever trade you decide on. Graduates either go to University or start an apprenticeship.
    Isn't that the American model, until Universities, the elites started demonizing trade schools? Not to mention all those skills being moved overseas?
    I don't know I wasn't around when school was affordable. Trade school definitely has a stigma though, in part because half of them are shitty for-profit medical training bullshit programs.

    Last time I checked we don't outsource auto mechanics, electricians, plumbers, carpenters etc. Not only are those outsource proof, they are basically automation proof too.
  • Mosster47
    Mosster47 Member Posts: 6,246
    I said this on here before. Shopping mall mortgage default is the next minor crisis and student loan default will be close to the housing market crash by 2018.
  • greenblood
    greenblood Member Posts: 14,573
    edited January 2017
    Mosster47 said:

    I said this on here before. Shopping mall mortgage default is the next minor crisis and student loan default will be close to the housing market crash by 2018.

    Somewhat disagree. Malls are hurting themselves by charging tenants a percentage of their gross sales vs square footage. They need to realize they can't charge as much as they have been in a more and more digital society.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 115,996 Founders Club
    Some of us are waiting on the commercial bubble to pop. And the housing bubble was never fixed, just pushed down the road. Round 2 is coming

    Student loans are not as big an issue. Yes we have to write a big check but its not like losing homes or having abandoned strip malls with the financial losses for investors that go with it

    And Green is right - we don't really need that commercial space anymore
  • whatshouldicareabout
    whatshouldicareabout Member Posts: 13,018
    Bring in more Chinese to subsidize the American students?
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    It's amazing how many replies there are on this thread without the mention of deferment vs default.
  • doogie
    doogie Member Posts: 15,072
    edited January 2017
    Deferrment, ah yes. That's where you tack the payments onto the balance and watch your obligation compound exponentially
  • 2001400ex
    2001400ex Member Posts: 29,457
    doogie said:

    Deferrment, ah yes. That's where you tack the payments onto the balance and watch your obligation compound exponentially

    Actually no, the "payment" does not get tacked onto the balance. But nice dodge on my point.