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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

5 bucks says it is either a half remembered article from an economist who works for the student loan people wailing about theoretical inflation or they knew someone with a degree that doesn't pay well and want to punish them for trying.

It is always one or the other.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It doesn't have to even be that complicated... I think they're just assholes

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A lot of it is the “fuck you, got mine” mentality too… which goes along with the “they’re just assholes”. Graduated with no debt because they have well off parents but down play the role that possibly could have had. Obviously people who need a loan to get through college nowadays are just lazy right?

Or “you could have just gone to a cheaper college, this one’s $10,000/year tuition” ignoring that just because you’re in college doesn’t mean you don’t also need to pay rent and buy other necessities… $10,000 is a lot of money for a young adult. That’s half their yearly post-tax income if they could work full time hours at $15/hour.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't forget that's 10,000 x 4 just for undergrad

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

My state college tuition 12 years ago was about 10k. Now it's closer to 30k with no aid.