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In response to "ETA on the higher education bubble bursting? " by Strongbad

Crap. Did we bundle student loan debt into obscure securities, too? -- nm

Posted by con_carne Apr 4 '12, 09:33

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don't they already do that? -- nm - znufrii Apr 4, 09:38
no, just made them non-dischargeable in bankruptcy -- nm - pixitude Apr 4, 09:34 8
- that has been that way for years. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:38 7
  - sure but most students' debt loads were at least managable for years -- nm - pixitude Apr 4, 09:40 6
    - I know. Mine was only 16K and I thought that was bad. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:42 5
      - Was yours a public institution? As has already been suggested, public vs. private makes a huge difference in how much debt students take on... -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 09:47 4
        
        private. -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:49 3
        
        (most of my aid was grants from the school) -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:49 2
        
        I bet your friend Greg Graffin helped you out! ;-) -- nm - con_carne Apr 4, 09:55 1
        
        ha! I was on my own fellowship at that point (like most PhD students). -- nm - loosilu Apr 4, 09:56

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