tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post6456742648793340898..comments2023-10-26T02:13:03.378-07:00Comments on Acting White Acting Black: The Student Debt Train WreckJames C. Collierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-51335796249018983682010-06-28T17:02:19.216-07:002010-06-28T17:02:19.216-07:00At some point people need to take responsibility. ...At some point people need to take responsibility. Where are the parents to tell these kids: "This is a bad, bad idea?"<br /> Sometimes just not present. I went to a private school for my associates and my parents are not in my life. So I had no one to ask as do a LOT of kids. I ended up spending too much for a medicore school with a loan that has unknown interest.I mean what are you suppossed to do if you want to go to school? the gov't should mandate these places at least give an interest percentage on the loan before they make the kids sign.tereskanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-35706844904740868772010-06-04T13:58:57.005-07:002010-06-04T13:58:57.005-07:00"Atitude, at what point should public policy ..."Atitude, at what point should public policy step between people and those banking entities, whose quest for profit destabilizes our economy?"<br /><br />Before the government starts trying to fix this problem, they should stop causing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-61484422110959766682010-06-02T11:35:56.684-07:002010-06-02T11:35:56.684-07:00Atitude, at what point should public policy step b...Atitude, at what point should public policy step between people and those banking entities, whose quest for profit destabilizes our economy?James C. Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06268279457459050826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-8154277797826876172010-06-02T11:04:27.376-07:002010-06-02T11:04:27.376-07:00I don't know if it's fair to blame the sch...I don't know if it's fair to blame the schools (and banks) for trying to help people get an education, er, I mean profit. I mean, isn't this what you do in America? Isn't that why you go to school, to learn how to make more money?<br /><br />Blaming the banks for making loans that people take freely and of sound mind is the same as blaming McDonalds for America being fat and blaming the liquor companies for you (figuratively) being a lush.<br /><br />At some point people need to take responsibility. Where are the parents to tell these kids: "This is a bad, bad idea?"atldudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25734096.post-63504944176039766652010-05-30T17:24:32.074-07:002010-05-30T17:24:32.074-07:00yes there was a yahoo article on this too. Let me ...yes there was a yahoo article on this too. Let me see if I can find it for you sir. <br /><br />update...i cant but this one young man has 150000 in school loan debt for law school and was let go from an internship job making about 3000 a week! now hes gonna move back with his parents and sell movies and dvds online...just a shame.Daddy Squeeze Me!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14857915791876792168noreply@blogger.com