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SATIRical

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52. If reading the loan document and terms is atypical
Tue Apr 3, 2012, 07:24 PM
Apr 2012

then we need to do away with all loans. Apparently the typical person isn't responsible enough to handle a loan (if they even know what one is after 12 years of schooling).

I don't know why you choose to call them lazy and irresponsible. I don't feel that way about them since most people do pay off their student loans.

But are the "predatory lenders" responsible? Only if they commit fraud. And then that is determined in court and the student owes nothing. If they are not committing fraud, then they are not "predatory". They are just lenders and the terms of the loans are on the document the borrower signs.

And no, I don't read every user's agreement. However, if they have my real information to track back to me as an individual, then yes I do.

Can you get MORE hyperbolic? Someone lending you money is "a lifetime of economic suffering. " Oh, please. You certainly do not have to worry about me ever making you suffer.

I'm sorry that expecting people to read things before signing them or looking at the implications of borrowing large sums of money disgust you. Frankly, your cavalier attitude toward it, and then your audacity to whine because they didn't FORCE you to read what you were signing disgusts me.

Hey, but at least that big loan got you to some rockin' parties, right?

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another result NJCher Apr 2012 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author xzwq Apr 2012 #13
A big part of this is "predatory institutions" ... SomeGuyInEagan Apr 2012 #36
This whole economic mess is the fault of students and their... Gibby Apr 2012 #2
Nothing wrong with education--that's not the point of the article Orrex Apr 2012 #4
Well said... BB_Troll Apr 2012 #7
Which ones are those? lunatica Apr 2012 #9
I don't think that was the intent of the post Orrex Apr 2012 #24
Some bachelors degrees are worth more than others on the day after graduation. BB_Troll Apr 2012 #28
"Degrees in most humanities do not pay for themselves." Nihil Apr 2012 #58
"This is necessary in order to balance out... " BB_Troll Apr 2012 #59
Not inescapable SATIRical Apr 2012 #34
Commendable, but not really relevant Orrex Apr 2012 #39
It's not rare SATIRical Apr 2012 #41
Yes, deceived. In some cases, at least. SomeGuyInEagan Apr 2012 #44
Spoken like someone who hasn't had to deal with student loans in any real way Orrex Apr 2012 #45
So an 18-year-old doesn't understand how much $50,000 is? SATIRical Apr 2012 #46
Right, and your situation defines everyone else's Orrex Apr 2012 #47
OK, since you want to make it all about you SATIRical Apr 2012 #49
I'm not making it "all about me" Orrex Apr 2012 #51
If reading the loan document and terms is atypical SATIRical Apr 2012 #52
You can stuff your assumptions up your self-righteousness Orrex Apr 2012 #53
"adults have to take responsibility for their decisions" limpyhobbler Apr 2012 #56
Why do are student loans permitted to accrue interest? Orrex Apr 2012 #3
That's a good question. sybylla Apr 2012 #32
People often ask me why I hesitate davidthegnome Apr 2012 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author xzwq Apr 2012 #14
I'm glad I didn't hesitate to go. JoePhilly Apr 2012 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author xzwq Apr 2012 #18
Pay as you go. laundry_queen Apr 2012 #30
That is what I'm doing. Odin2005 Apr 2012 #37
Yep, that's smart (nt) SATIRical Apr 2012 #42
Du rec. Nt xchrom Apr 2012 #6
I don't understand this part Owlet Apr 2012 #8
If the debt to the student is discharged dipsydoodle Apr 2012 #10
Just because the debt is non-dischargeable, it doesn't mean you can pay. Yo_Mama Apr 2012 #23
Short answer - taxpayer is guaranteeing the debts Yo_Mama Apr 2012 #25
I have had clients on Social Security Disability, subject to Student loans collections happyslug Apr 2012 #31
I am starting to have doubts that you went to "collage". nt Snake Alchemist Apr 2012 #33
Collage?College?It is a sign of a lack of education if you can only spell a word one way, S. Johnson happyslug Apr 2012 #40
Clever! NJCher Apr 2012 #55
I have to watch Does not and Trail/Trial happyslug Apr 2012 #60
This message was self-deleted by its author xzwq Apr 2012 #11
Tom Raum is little more than a Republican mouthpiece shawn703 Apr 2012 #12
Republicans talk down a college education so that their base ... JoePhilly Apr 2012 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author xzwq Apr 2012 #21
Oh, but bailing out wall street was just pocket change. Quantess Apr 2012 #16
this part *really* pisses me off magical thyme Apr 2012 #19
I don't blame you for being p.o. What were you trained for? PM me if you want. nt raccoon Apr 2012 #22
This isn't the student's fault anymore than it was the homeowners fault during the last crash. fasttense Apr 2012 #20
Thanks fasttense. Yes, it's starting all over again...blame the victim... truth2power Apr 2012 #26
And the government just out-sourced the enlightenment Apr 2012 #27
The very first sentence is a lie. It was never a good idea, it was a sop Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #29
"Nothing screws up a common good as well as turning it into a profit center." Damn! SomeGuyInEagan Apr 2012 #35
By all means, We should burn that into the brains of every single person on earth. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #43
The end of the "Reagan Revolution" begins here. hunter Apr 2012 #38
Free. the. students!! Declare a jubilee for student debt. patrice Apr 2012 #48
That would include me... and-justice-for-all Apr 2012 #50
They will take your student loan out of your Social Security. That is not a joke. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2012 #54
I wish somebody could turn student loan forgiveness into a political issue. limpyhobbler Apr 2012 #57
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