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• wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There are student loans available to fund college or scholarships. The military also had the GI Bill. The National guard has the GI bill and variable program based on the state.

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  • BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Many of those loans have interest attached, and can have a detrimental effect on credit score, and that’s if you even qualify.

    Why should people put themselves into poverty to be educated when it benefits us as a country to have an educated population?

    That’s not the answer you think it is.

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    • wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Yes that is how a loan works. You have interesting attached to loans.

      Everyone qualifies unless you fit certain disqualifying statuses such as drug dealing, didn’t register for the draft, etc.

      Taking the improper people and trying to educate them wastes time and money. That is how we ended up in this situation.

      Even in countries that offer “free” education, students earn just as much as Americans.

      nytimes.com/…/an-international-final-four-which-c…

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      • BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        My whole point is cost shouldn’t be a barrier to education. Loans only serve as a bridge to affording something otherwise unaffordable, but they don’t address the root cause.

        Which people do you consider “improper”? Are you saying only “proper” people should be educated? How do you make the distinction, and what is the benefit of having an uneducated portion of the population?

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    • Alice@hilariouschaos.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Hi Boba

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