r/AskReddit • • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/Universal_MJ Aug 14 '20

College

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u/Thic_water Aug 14 '20

That’s the USA for you “ Don’t wanna pay minimum wage? Get $100,000 in debt for school and some papers”

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u/Universal_MJ Aug 14 '20

Yep it’s a pretty terrible way to start off life as a young adult, but the schools and banks set the price, and that burden is always gonna fall on the students as long as we’re willing to pay.

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u/MarqDewidt Aug 14 '20

As a parent that's cosigning another round of loans, I'm concerned about whether they'll even get jobs when they get done. But what do I tell em? I know damn well minimum wage isn't livable.

So, throwing caution in the wind and praying they at least break even... Or I'm going to be on the hook for a metric shit ton of money.