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TeddyR

(2,493 posts)
55. What is the babble about
Fri Feb 5, 2016, 04:06 PM
Feb 2016

"Company stores" and what does that have to do with college debt? I didn't HAVE to take on college debt, nor did I HAVE to go to college at all. Moreover, I could have gone to a less expensive college and thus had less debt. I CHOSE to go to college and I took on student debt to pay for it. By doing so, I took on an obligation to repay that debt.

I Will Die With Student Loan Debt [View all] angrychair Feb 2016 OP
Massive K&R..... daleanime Feb 2016 #1
sorry I don't understand your point hill2016 Feb 2016 #2
Sorry, you are not correct angrychair Feb 2016 #3
The research shows that students who work 10 hours a week have higher pnwmom Feb 2016 #87
Nothing wrong with working while going to school SickOfTheOnePct Feb 2016 #191
My kiddos go to college in Germany ask me anything pinebox Feb 2016 #28
I think the point was that Germany has one of the lowest college attendance rates in Europe Recursion Feb 2016 #134
But do you know why that is? pinebox Feb 2016 #166
I do know why that is, yes Recursion Feb 2016 #172
There is a chance I will die trying to escape student loan debt. VulgarPoet Feb 2016 #4
Sucks to be you NobodyHere Feb 2016 #5
Great "I got mine, don't give a crap about you" attitude. liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #8
The Third Way in action, don'tcha know. VulgarPoet Feb 2016 #9
That is it, in a nutshell. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #14
The third way is increasingly looking like the old Repuglican way. reformist2 Feb 2016 #39
It sounds like..... backtomn Feb 2016 #53
Typical republican attitude. TIME TO PANIC Feb 2016 #16
Deleted so not to stoop to that poster's level. nt PonyUp Feb 2016 #19
WOW that was unkind! onecent Feb 2016 #27
So is life NobodyHere Feb 2016 #29
I just love the ignore function. Good bye. liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #31
Been a rough one, eh? Sorry to hear that! onecent Feb 2016 #32
Thanks to some people. You could work to make things better instead, you know. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #43
Martin Shkreli, is that you? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #169
Wow just wow..... pinebox Feb 2016 #33
Jury 2-5 to keep this. Unbelievable. n/t PonyUp Feb 2016 #35
The elitists are out in force today. nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #45
Well, the poster's a ******, but the post in itself isn't hide-worthy Orrex Feb 2016 #85
I voted to keep it because I knew he would get thrashed LittleBlue Feb 2016 #112
Ah! A Hillary supporter. Katashi_itto Feb 2016 #60
Bernie supporter actually NobodyHere Feb 2016 #65
Mmmhmmm. Ed Suspicious Feb 2016 #72
Yeah right. Katashi_itto Feb 2016 #122
Tell you what ... Trajan Feb 2016 #152
Anyone with a user name like "Nobody Here" has serious issues Lorien Feb 2016 #167
Yeah! Fuck everybody else! Orrex Feb 2016 #83
So, how'd you do it? Duppers Feb 2016 #121
Kind of a shitty thing to say. redwitch Feb 2016 #125
It sucks to read your post... MrMickeysMom Feb 2016 #137
I weep for you. nt retrowire Feb 2016 #148
Sheesh ... Trajan Feb 2016 #151
When? progressoid Feb 2016 #160
Daddy and Mommy paid for it. mac56 Feb 2016 #168
Sanders also only covers state universities dsc Feb 2016 #6
True angrychair Feb 2016 #11
Pls explain to me the "work 10 hours a week for a free education" statement brush Feb 2016 #20
Seems ok to you angrychair Feb 2016 #26
What's with the smart ass response? I asked if there were other strings attached. brush Feb 2016 #133
I would argue AZ Jim Feb 2016 #179
Under Sanders program if you are expecting the government to pay for your board dsc Feb 2016 #25
Another false claim. Sanders isn't making anyone work at all. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #47
that help consists of work programs and loans dsc Feb 2016 #48
Funny, you left out GRANTS. How is it that Hillary supporters always forget the important things? Live and Learn Feb 2016 #49
As a mother during the late 90s and early 00s, I was raising Skidmore Feb 2016 #131
So??? nt Live and Learn Feb 2016 #15
over half the OP is about what a vile program Hillary has since she only covers state universites dsc Feb 2016 #23
That is simply not true. One sentence in the OP is dedicated to that. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #24
I may die with unpaid college debt TeddyR Feb 2016 #7
So corporate welfare is ok? angrychair Feb 2016 #10
Tore the words right out of my mouth. VulgarPoet Feb 2016 #17
Can't you be against both? Nt metroins Feb 2016 #84
College is overrated. Elmergantry Feb 2016 #30
Yes angrychair Feb 2016 #36
If they can't do a cost-benefit analysis NobodyHere Feb 2016 #41
Not hard. Elmergantry Feb 2016 #52
I would expect Republicans to view education that way, not Democrats. liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #37
I swear, when it comes to things like higher education SammyWinstonJack Feb 2016 #156
I agree, it is over rated! leftofcool Feb 2016 #44
I wish I was more "handy" Elmergantry Feb 2016 #50
Fantastic! leftofcool Feb 2016 #59
Follow your own advice and do research. Because you're clueless jeff47 Feb 2016 #61
Learn a trade Elmergantry Feb 2016 #86
And they're supposed to know that before going to college because.......? jeff47 Feb 2016 #103
Nothing in life is guarenteed. Elmergantry Feb 2016 #154
Then why are you arguing as if job prospects are guaranteed? jeff47 Feb 2016 #163
I am arguing they are better Elmergantry Feb 2016 #193
Hmmm... let's do that whatthehey Feb 2016 #106
I tell my college students that although it used to be possible to declare bankruptcy tblue37 Feb 2016 #127
How did you "get screwed"? TeddyR Feb 2016 #51
Sad. Just sad. No wonder only 30% of Americans consider themselves Democrats anymore. liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #54
Doesn't answer the question TeddyR Feb 2016 #58
"..massive tax increases to pay for that plan." HeartoftheMidwest Feb 2016 #76
Very well put, HM! nt Mnemosyne Feb 2016 #146
What do you think TeddyR Feb 2016 #180
Don't really want to digress from the topic of the OP.... HeartoftheMidwest Feb 2016 #184
With respect to digressing from the topic TeddyR Feb 2016 #185
Sorry if I wasn't clear. HeartoftheMidwest Feb 2016 #187
Must be nice to live in your world angrychair Feb 2016 #70
Your better off. Elmergantry Feb 2016 #89
ROFL angrychair Feb 2016 #99
So your in IT? Elmergantry Feb 2016 #155
So what is your complaint? TeddyR Feb 2016 #181
Wow. I would say I can't believe this is what the Democratic Party has turned into but liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #13
I can pinebox Feb 2016 #34
+ another RiverLover Feb 2016 #144
Seriously??? Is that what you thought about the Company Stores where Live and Learn Feb 2016 #18
What is the babble about TeddyR Feb 2016 #55
And there you have it. leftofcool Feb 2016 #22
Pink unicorns and fairy dust. We Can't Do that!! Live and Learn Feb 2016 #12
I worked my way through. leftofcool Feb 2016 #21
So did I. RiverLover Feb 2016 #40
When? progressoid Feb 2016 #159
Back when college tuition was 1500 a semester and minimum wage was 90 cents an hour. leftofcool Feb 2016 #170
So, at the far left side of that graph then. progressoid Feb 2016 #189
...and far fewer German Citizens get the benefit of the free tuition brooklynite Feb 2016 #38
It's a bit of a misleading chart Bradical79 Feb 2016 #192
What I don't understand is the mindset of having to go full time to a 4 year university Press Virginia Feb 2016 #42
There is no one size fits all model. That is the problem. I am glad you were able to work liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #46
That is what my oldest son did. Went to a commnity college for two years (made sure Waldorf Feb 2016 #115
It's a smart way to do it Press Virginia Feb 2016 #120
Maybe.... backtomn Feb 2016 #56
Have we been secretly transported to FreeRepublic? I can't handle hearing liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #57
I have a degree..... backtomn Feb 2016 #62
No, you're just a jerk. n/t Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #79
This whole thread is full of the same catch phrases isn't it? laundry_queen Feb 2016 #74
ITA Dems2002 Feb 2016 #153
There is 1 STEM job opening for every 6 STEM graduates. jeff47 Feb 2016 #64
You have to take that into account treestar Feb 2016 #67
Banks don't hand out the loans anymore. jeff47 Feb 2016 #102
I never mentioned visas, but.... backtomn Feb 2016 #77
Apparently you have never heard Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #80
Yep Economics cant be ignored. Elmergantry Feb 2016 #91
The thing you claimed was a smart choice isn't. jeff47 Feb 2016 #101
The government used to bankroll public colleges Arazi Feb 2016 #175
If I had to go to college now treestar Feb 2016 #63
There are a lot of hard conversations that have to be had bluestateguy Feb 2016 #66
My husband was told in high school by the principle he would never amount to anything. liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #71
Good for your husband. Beacool Feb 2016 #142
TY. Nice to hear common sense. N/T Elmergantry Feb 2016 #94
I must admit I am constantly shocked by the amount of student debt SheilaT Feb 2016 #68
The system is the problem, not the students. We keep blaming average Americans for liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #78
It's not entirely the system. SheilaT Feb 2016 #88
If we had tuition free college, we wouldn't have to limit students choices based on debt and income liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #90
Tuition free, or very low tuition is something I support. SheilaT Feb 2016 #100
"The system" and "the parents" are both problems TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2016 #110
How did they pay for junior college? liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #111
Lived at home and got jobs. TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2016 #114
I'm not saying that people shouldn't go to community college. My daughter goes to liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #116
True, but many more students go to college these days, as well. TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2016 #118
Are you seriously comparing 10 hours of work a week to slavery? taught_me_patience Feb 2016 #69
Frankly, I am shocked at the entitled attitude among some here. TexasMommaWithAHat Feb 2016 #113
Public colleges and universities were free in the 1960s. senz Feb 2016 #73
+1000000. Thank you. This thread is thoroughly depressing me. I think I'm just going to liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #75
No, they weren't free. Not all of them. I believe in California they were, but not in other states SheilaT Feb 2016 #82
Sorry. In a hurry I forgot to put "in California" in the title. But they were cheaper elsewhere. senz Feb 2016 #143
In the 60's about 5 percent went to college yeoman6987 Feb 2016 #130
Wrong. Enrollment increased from 29.4% in 1950 to-- eridani Feb 2016 #157
In very few places were they free, though they were much cheaper Recursion Feb 2016 #135
Working 10 hours a week is nothing dlwickham Feb 2016 #81
The other option is to flee the country and never return, JPnoodleman Feb 2016 #92
Exactly. Short term thinking on this will only lead to more problems down the road. liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #93
Short term thinking is second nature in America unfortunately, JPnoodleman Feb 2016 #97
Poorshaming. K&R. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #95
We certainly could afford it if we weren't spending trillions on war. liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #96
We have positively useless weapons systems, JPnoodleman Feb 2016 #98
It's got to be tuition and fees. The fees are way more than tuition, at least in MA. seaglass Feb 2016 #119
Thanks. JDPriestly Feb 2016 #136
Student Loans, many of them predatory . . FairWinds Feb 2016 #104
If I had to do it over: I'd go to a trade school and learn to be a plumber or electrician. Paper Roses Feb 2016 #105
For those who want to be plumbers that is great. We also need doctors, scientists, liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #107
I understand your perspective angrychair Feb 2016 #108
I chose to fight to change it. Those who fought for the Labor Movement, the Women's liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #109
Problem is that you need to be a family member to get into one of those corrupt unions n/t taught_me_patience Feb 2016 #117
Sorry someone had to work a whole 10 hours a week to help pay tuition. zappaman Feb 2016 #123
ditto Roy Ellefson Feb 2016 #124
I'm sorry, but if you think that Sanders will get free college tuition for all, Beacool Feb 2016 #126
exactly Roy Ellefson Feb 2016 #129
I know, I know, the revolution is coming and millions of people will take to the streets demanding workinclasszero Feb 2016 #174
Hidden in your post is the supposition that ONLY Sen. Sanders will be elected. HeartoftheMidwest Feb 2016 #188
Actually, that's not a factual argument. Beacool Feb 2016 #190
You are not alone. PowerToThePeople Feb 2016 #128
Why did YOU take out so much debt, with no hope of repaying it? Kang Colby Feb 2016 #132
Everyone who takes debt for college expects to be able to repay it. RiverLover Feb 2016 #145
I think it's a fair question... Kang Colby Feb 2016 #158
tuition is only 20% or less of total cost of college BlueStateLib Feb 2016 #138
Ya know, Bernie's plan is about State colleges, too. Orangepeel Feb 2016 #139
Hillary attended Yale and paid for it herself. Beacool Feb 2016 #140
Also bluestateguy Feb 2016 #149
True..... Beacool Feb 2016 #150
Look closer greymattermom Feb 2016 #141
so will I.... mike_c Feb 2016 #147
I don't think it's unreasonable Ms. Yertle Feb 2016 #161
Oddly, I agree with both sides here. noamnety Feb 2016 #162
Curious angrychair Feb 2016 #171
Yes and no. My college payment was a mess. noamnety Feb 2016 #173
The only solution is revolution. This is not some cheesy slogan. Zorra Feb 2016 #164
The University where I teach is $23,300 a year Lorien Feb 2016 #165
Truthfully, these are the types of schools that need to be closed -- at least taken off loan list. Hoyt Feb 2016 #177
My heart breaks for you AZ Jim Feb 2016 #176
So I scrimped and saved so my daughter could redstateblues Feb 2016 #178
I admire what you did for your daughter TeddyR Feb 2016 #182
this thread is so depressing Roy Ellefson Feb 2016 #183
What does the bank bailout TeddyR Feb 2016 #186
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