RickD wrote:Ed,edwardmurphy wrote:I suppose, but still, doesn't she have a point? College has become a requirement for getting a decent job, but the job market isn't what it used to be and tuition has gone through the roof. That means that a lot of American kids are college educated, deeply in debt, and stuck living with their parents and working 2-3 low-paying jobs to cover their student loans. Is it unreasonable for her to want the same opportunities and security that were available to her parents and grandparents? And is it unreasonable for her to expect the grow-ups to figure out how to provide it?
What I'm talking about is her idea that the richest 1% should pay for other peoples' college debt.
You make a choice to spend tens of thousands of dollars, with no guarantee that you'll get any job from it, then go in debt, and just expect others to bail you out? What kind of mindset is that? It's ridiculous.
Make the rich oppressors pay for our bad choices. Nobody forced them to go into debt. Nobody held a gun to their heads, and made them go to college.
Make stupid, irresponsible decisions, and you need to deal with the consequences.
I have a degree in Business, mechanical engineering and just recently a Masters in Theological studies.
Know how much debt came with that?
ZERO.
I paid for it all out of my own pocket by working full time when I had to, part-time when I needed to and NOT leaving home and spending all my money to stay on campus so I can party.
Let's not [nonsense] people.
I worked full time for 2 years to save up money to go to university and then worked every summer to keep paying fo rit and I was NOT alone.
At times I worked full time and went to school part-time.
You can always find away to do it without being in debt up to your ears.