tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post2631759533177877382..comments2023-09-29T06:58:20.125-07:00Comments on Badtux the Snarky Penguin: Thank you, ObamaBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-48848242984909383232011-10-27T20:21:36.185-07:002011-10-27T20:21:36.185-07:00Jazzbumpa,
No, I didn't have any debt at all...Jazzbumpa, <br /><br />No, I didn't have any debt at all when I graduated from college. I went to the cheap-o in-state college located in the town where I live, chosen for its location. I also took ten years to graduate instead of four. My parents helped with my tuition too. <br /><br />What is really different these days is that while I was going to college, I had a good job that payed pretty well. A job that I kind of like even. I still do the same job actually. <br /><br />It really changes the game when people can't get good jobs without a degree. College isn't for everyone and I imagine that for those people, going to college is more difficult than it is for people who are there because they just want to learn the material being offered. I know a lot of kids these days go to college just because they know that they can't live a comfortable middle class lifestyle without a degree. That so many of those folks borrowed tons of money to get the degree and *still* can't get a job that will offer them a glimpse of the American Dream is a downright tragedy.NoNamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525122106635914532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-22580341694535877252011-10-27T19:55:51.411-07:002011-10-27T19:55:51.411-07:00Lynne -
I hear you. I was just musing, not makin...Lynne -<br /><br />I hear you. I was just musing, not making a pronouncement. But, when you finished college did you have a debt burden greater than a few years worth of pre-tax earnings? I came out of college with no debt at all - it was affordable in those days, and I lived at home.<br /><br />Those days are long gone. <br /><br />Cheers!<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-51958987750485754652011-10-27T15:46:58.875-07:002011-10-27T15:46:58.875-07:00If the universities could get rid of all the peopl...If the universities could get rid of all the people who are just there so they can get a better job, they'd be better at research and teaching. Hell, I might even go back, myself.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572777569221103038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-35217928859465091922011-10-27T13:18:38.456-07:002011-10-27T13:18:38.456-07:00@Jazzbumpa I really value my education even though...@Jazzbumpa I really value my education even though I've never used my degree to get a job. But I feel like I actually learned a thing or two in college. My education has enriched my life in ways beyond its effect on my employment. At the very least, I have much more interesting conversations at cocktail parties. I don't think even those kinds of benefits should be limited to the rich. Everyone deserves to have a rich life and for many people higher education is part of that. <br /><br />We have to vote people into congress who also value education not just for themselves but for others. We should provide grants to help people people pay off current loans because we should have given them grants to attend school in the first place.NoNamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525122106635914532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-28628456854486630572011-10-27T12:08:30.289-07:002011-10-27T12:08:30.289-07:00I've been wondering recently if it would even ...I've been wondering recently if it would even be worth while for my grandchildren to go to college. With or without an education, you end up bagging at Wal-Mart. Why take on a debt-burden equivalent to a mortgage that ultimately does nothing to enhance your hire-ability or income potential?<br /><br />Look at this in the context of the Rethug assault on public education. <br /><br />Lowering the value of education while making it more expensive simply discourages education.<br /><br />The elite have no use for an educated, free-thinking underclass. What they want is a cadre of serfs.<br /><br />Was that 12th century or 10th?<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-80349691626953121672011-10-27T12:01:17.882-07:002011-10-27T12:01:17.882-07:00Student loans are the modern version of indentured...Student loans are the modern version of indentured servitude.<br /><br />Except for the difference that the indentured servant actually had a job.<br /><br />One more giant step down the road to serfdom.<br /><br />WASF,<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-8306370732069741722011-10-27T06:48:53.028-07:002011-10-27T06:48:53.028-07:00I have seen wide ranging numbers and not sure what...I have seen wide ranging numbers and not sure what to believe on this but going with the average of $10 a month savings. White House use an example of a $451 a month savings.One Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772881642197609507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-91463554242790698112011-10-27T06:13:24.483-07:002011-10-27T06:13:24.483-07:00But one is four fewer than five ;) duh.But one is four fewer than five ;) duh.NoNamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525122106635914532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9612609.post-51394333082930678062011-10-26T20:17:20.141-07:002011-10-26T20:17:20.141-07:00Having student loans myself-it'd be handy if t...Having student loans myself-it'd be handy if the interest rate was the same (or lower) than my car loan. As it stands, it's more expensive to get an education than to buy a new car.<br /><br />That's where things are screwed up!The Anteaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12026190694995112468noreply@blogger.com