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In response to "He knew the hardship and didn’t want a handout. He made an informed choice. You are reinforcing reckless personal behavior, not correcting a fucking" by Will Hunting

It is not reckless to get a college education, something almost everyone agrees is a good thing and that employers demand

Posted by TWuG Aug 3 '21, 10:12

Knowledge isn't a resource in limited supply. You don't run out of it after teaching a certain number of students.

And debt, personal debt, is is an economic drag, whereas education is an economic boon

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If you spend 100k to earn 35k….that’s a reckless decision. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:14 16
- Out of cusiosity, what would the $35k be without college education? (NM) - Marlowe Aug 3, 10:39
- Two issues: education costs too much, jobs pay too little. Education increases economic mobility - TWuG Aug 3, 10:17 14
  - And your plan is remove personal accountability and reinforce handouts. -- (edited) - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:19 13
    - debt forgiveness is relief. that's how our government works .. we don't fix issues, we just push the issue out a little bit. - chicken daddy Aug 3, 10:25
    - Yes, I believe we should be handing out education hand over fist. -- nm - TWuG Aug 3, 10:23 11
      - I’ll start handing it out for real cheap. If I purchase 100k worth of product to earn 35k off it…I should bone up on math some. -- nm - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:25 10
        
        I am 100% on the side of will here. -- nm - amanda jeans Aug 3, 11:06
        
        Except the $100k is inflated and the $35k is kept artificially lie - TWuG Aug 3, 10:30 3
        
        And your ‘plan’ is nothing to truly balance this. You aren’t solving anything. - Will Hunting Aug 3, 10:33 1
        
        The "plan" isn't about solving any problem. It's 100% political. -- nm - Strongbad Aug 3, 14:16
        
        Arguably, one of the main drivers of the increase in college costs is the availability of loans and other federal subsidies leading to an inefficient -- (edited) - znufrii Aug 3, 10:32
        
        have you forgotten what it's like to be 17 and being told to go to college and make a plan for your life? - chicken daddy Aug 3, 10:28 4
        
        Not if they want to be an accountant -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 10:33 3
        
        Does anyone really *want* to be an accountant though, at 17? :) -- nm - znufrii Aug 3, 10:40
        
        damn. -- nm - chicken daddy Aug 3, 10:33 1
        
        (I have an accounting degree) -- nm - rollo Aug 3, 10:36

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