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jeff47

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51. So...you're claiming he paid $0 in tuition?

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #42)

Mon Feb 15, 2016, 03:40 PM

Feb 2016

Yeah...that's a perfectly defensible argument.

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Student loan nightmare. Man finds out his student loan balance is 200k after he graduates [View all] Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 OP

I was unaware that student loan balances were a secret Travis_0004 Feb 2016 #1

This is a raw deal, but it is hard to have a ton of sympathy... Drahthaardogs Feb 2016 #2

It doesn't really work out that way anymore. Brickbat Feb 2016 #8

I just got done putting a kid through college at a local University. Drahthaardogs Feb 2016 #10

U of illinois in state costs $31k/year. So $120k+ to graduate Arazi Feb 2016 #18

So you look at your finances skepticscott Feb 2016 #33

ISU $28,239 instate - well that's hugely cheaper Arazi Feb 2016 #34

Saying that college SHOULD be cheaper in the future is all well and good skepticscott Feb 2016 #46

It cost me less to attend a $$$ private college than it would have cost to go to the state U Gormy Cuss Feb 2016 #25

Our state school is $26k/year. MissB Feb 2016 #20

What do you say about a story like this Yupster Feb 2016 #3

how about we just make college affordable for crying out loud tk2kewl Feb 2016 #7

. LiberalElite Feb 2016 #11

i know... i went to City College in the 80s. tk2kewl Feb 2016 #12

Now it's Pay to Play in the U.S.A. LiberalElite Feb 2016 #13

No we can't! How much does the Gov. make off of student loans/yr? SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #22

That'd be nice, but it isn't reality right now skepticscott Feb 2016 #43

He also makes it sound like the university was giving him unexplained forms to sign petronius Feb 2016 #16

I've got close to twenty years of college under my belt, Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #27

There lies the rub. KentuckyWoman Feb 2016 #29

AS a side note - the parents of today's college students have spent thelast 20 -30 years paying off hedgehog Feb 2016 #48

Boy you could get in real trouble for that Yupster Feb 2016 #36

I tried a pipe once. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #37

I had complete control over my educational financing. roamer65 Feb 2016 #4

Well free college isn't going to cover that one. Kalidurga Feb 2016 #5

I feel for the guy, but he was obviously living large off student loans. Hoyt Feb 2016 #6

If you think you can live large on student loan money, you are sadly deluded librechik Feb 2016 #28

He's been out of office over 25 years yeoman6987 Feb 2016 #30

$40000 - $50,000 a year tax free. Not bad unless you are going to an exclusive school. Hoyt Feb 2016 #42

So...you're claiming he paid $0 in tuition? jeff47 Feb 2016 #51

At University of Wisconsin his tuition, books and board would run $20K per year. Hoyt Feb 2016 #59

"Living large off student loans" -- are you kidding? Arugula Latte Feb 2016 #40

Roughly $40 to $50,000 a year, tax free. Are you kidding? Hoyt Feb 2016 #41

Wow, this is 100% this persons fault. Lack of responsibility is not anyone's fault but their own. nt Logical Feb 2016 #9

Somebody who's under 21 isn't allowed to go into a casino and put $10 in a slot machine. Jim Lane Feb 2016 #15

This person is getting hammered in the comments oberliner Feb 2016 #14

If he was a corporation he could just declare bankruptcy. Senator Tankerbell Feb 2016 #17

The actual dollar amount is not the important part here Orrex Feb 2016 #19

Thank you lonewolf674 Feb 2016 #21

+1000000. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #23

+1 Starry Messenger Feb 2016 #24

+1 n/t Gormy Cuss Feb 2016 #26

+1 JustAnotherGen Feb 2016 #31

"Unrealistic" "Living large" "Foolish" - TBF Feb 2016 #32

My student loan nightmare... Glassunion Feb 2016 #35

Many universities will kick out students who do not graduate in 6-10 years. (nt) jeff47 Feb 2016 #52

Then they need a different school... Glassunion Feb 2016 #54

Your ok. Your long ago start date allows them to exclude you from completion calculations Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #56

At some point, one has to take personal responsibility for decisions they make n/t taught_me_patience Feb 2016 #38

No matter his fault, it's still highway robbery. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2016 #39

Robbery? No one had a gun held to their head. skepticscott Feb 2016 #44

"Buyer beware" doesn't cover it. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2016 #45

If actual deceptive practices are going on skepticscott Feb 2016 #47

200K for an education is unconscionable. Waiting For Everyman Feb 2016 #49

The people borrowing 200K for their education disagree with you skepticscott Feb 2016 #50

Sure they did. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #61

Yes, I figured someone would trot that tired nonsense out skepticscott Feb 2016 #62

My schoolteachers worked to sell only one of those exploitive messages. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #64

Ah, of course skepticscott Feb 2016 #66

You appear to be arguing with someone other than me. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #67

I think we'd agree skepticscott Feb 2016 #70

Cal State Los Angeles $8204/year highmindedhavi Feb 2016 #53

He went to private Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #57

At least he got a job after getting his master's Blue_Tires Feb 2016 #55

.., Liberal_in_LA Feb 2016 #58

Cognitive dissonance: Colleges are exploitive industries with a monopoly on critical thinking skill. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #60

Seriously? skepticscott Feb 2016 #63

For everyone who holds this opinion at DU, there are several who do not. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #65

The "value" of college? skepticscott Feb 2016 #69

College is the price parents pay for a secure inside job for their kids. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2016 #71

200k @ 8% with a 1,500.00 a month payment is like a mortgage. do not pay minimum payment. Sunlei Feb 2016 #68