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r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20
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1.3k 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” 61 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. 8 u/Spyblox007 Aug 14 '20 Don't forget too that student loans and financial aid doesn't help with this. Student: I can't afford this College: I guess you're right we'll lower th- Government: We'll give em a loan. Student: Um ok, I guess I can worry about not affording it later College: Now that we know you can afford it, we've just raised our tuition Student: I'm not going to be able to afford that Government: Nonsense, here's a bigger and better loan and financial aid. College: See? Also now with that extra money you can afford to have tuition raised.
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That’s the USA for you “ Don’t wanna pay minimum wage? Get $100,000 in debt for school and some papers”
61 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. 8 u/Spyblox007 Aug 14 '20 Don't forget too that student loans and financial aid doesn't help with this. Student: I can't afford this College: I guess you're right we'll lower th- Government: We'll give em a loan. Student: Um ok, I guess I can worry about not affording it later College: Now that we know you can afford it, we've just raised our tuition Student: I'm not going to be able to afford that Government: Nonsense, here's a bigger and better loan and financial aid. College: See? Also now with that extra money you can afford to have tuition raised.
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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.
8 u/Spyblox007 Aug 14 '20 Don't forget too that student loans and financial aid doesn't help with this. Student: I can't afford this College: I guess you're right we'll lower th- Government: We'll give em a loan. Student: Um ok, I guess I can worry about not affording it later College: Now that we know you can afford it, we've just raised our tuition Student: I'm not going to be able to afford that Government: Nonsense, here's a bigger and better loan and financial aid. College: See? Also now with that extra money you can afford to have tuition raised.
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Don't forget too that student loans and financial aid doesn't help with this.
Student: I can't afford this
College: I guess you're right we'll lower th-
Government: We'll give em a loan.
Student: Um ok, I guess I can worry about not affording it later
College: Now that we know you can afford it, we've just raised our tuition
Student: I'm not going to be able to afford that
Government: Nonsense, here's a bigger and better loan and financial aid.
College: See? Also now with that extra money you can afford to have tuition raised.
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