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smirkymonkey

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18. K&R

Reply to blue-wave (Original post)

Wed May 29, 2019, 10:42 AM

May 2019

This makes me sick. They are profiting off the misery of others. The amount of money they make on these loans is astronomical and people are locked into be debt slaves for life. There is no way out.

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Student Debt Crisis: Social Security Confiscation, Some Consider Suicide [View all] blue-wave May 2019 OP

k&r Demovictory9 May 2019 #1

I agree on the must elect Democrats but I'm skeptical that much will be done to alleviate the CentralMass May 2019 #2

Me too. KPN May 2019 #7

I've not heard anything from the blue-wave May 2019 #9

Thanks to the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act dalton99a May 2019 #3

Supported and voted for by a Senator from Delaware - Joe Biden progressoid May 2019 #13

With great enthusiasm dalton99a May 2019 #19

My MIL dealt with this and was able to get it dropped against her. herding cats May 2019 #4

Meanwhile, the top student loan company (Navicent) is now in the S&P 500 tinrobot May 2019 #5

Which means anyone invested in an S&P Index Fund is KPN May 2019 #8

Yes, along with a bunch of other awful companies tinrobot May 2019 #16

I think we could connect infrastructure legislation with student debt forgiveness. wasupaloopa May 2019 #6

for decades kids have been told they have to get a college degree to get a decent job patphil May 2019 #10

I have been arguing with young people for several decades now PoindexterOglethorpe May 2019 #11

Another way to harvest lifetimes. NBachers May 2019 #12

Who takes out a school loan for that amount when they're in their 50's? SharonClark May 2019 #14

many people go back to uni to get advanced degrees in their 40's and 50's nt Celerity May 2019 #17

this is the next financial tsunami waiting to crash on our shores. nt Javaman May 2019 #15

K&R smirkymonkey May 2019 #18