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byJoce640k ( 829181 ) writes:
All those idiots who racked up a $50,000 debt so they could pursue a career in media studies? Why should they get a free ride?
byAnonymous Coward writes:
And the 'gender studies' people should have their debt increased because of all of their crap and nonsense.
bycayenne8 ( 626475 ) writes:
And...what about all the many students (and their families) that have over this time, worked hard and sacrificed to PAY their loans?
Is this bill going to also give them a REFUND for all the money they paid off?
Also, what time frame does this cover? Is it retroactive for all the folks that have been struggling, and paying all this time...for decades?
Doesn't quite seem fair for those folks.
I mean, if it ends up being free for some, to be fair it has to be free for all, right?
byStephan Schulz ( 948 ) writes:
And...what about all the many students (and their families) that have over this time, worked hard and sacrificed to PAY their loans?
A historical example would be the assumption of the war debt of the 13 original colonies by the US. Some states had already repaid some or all of their own debt, some had not. Hamilton got through the assumption bill [wikipedia.org], and all remaining state war bonds and scrip were paid in full by the federal government. Maybe not fair, but generally considered an important step in making the US a reliable economic partner, and hence pragmatically a net good.
Of course, Hamilton told his cronies in time, so they bought ou
byDishevel ( 1105119 ) writes:
Totally the same thing as paying $50,000 to some Starbucks barista for their education in womens studies.
byShaitan ( 22585 ) writes:
No, but he was replying to pay all historical loans and refund or don't do it at all guy who had replied to the woman's study thing.
I agree the gender studies, arts majors, psychology and library sciences people should all be excluded from this. Rage against the machine, fluff, and fake or pseudo-science degrees should pay their own bills. Legitimate science and business majors (even failed ones imho) are who this should target. Those are productive majors and indicate people who are an investment rather th
byEndlessNameless ( 673105 ) writes:
Clinical psychology is important, and it should definitely be funded. Same for neuro psych... or we could just give up on treating dementia, stroke, etc.
If art programs focused on technique and pass/fail students based on their ability to learn technique with a blind eye toward content, then I would support that as well. Anything else starts to look like state-funded censorship.
byDishevel ( 1105119 ) writes:
Clinical Psychology is of course important. But, it pays pretty well, so you do not really need to forgive the debt of clinical psychologists because they have lots of money and can pay their bills. What we are talking about here is paying the bills of idiots who are passing off the costs of their basket weaving / womens studies degree / vacation on the taxpayer.
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