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On the subject of student loans -- (link)

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Oct 21 '21, 13:57

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https://twitter.com/chaoticgaythey/status/1451056960929890314?s=21 (twitter.com)

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That's not how that works. -- nm - Ender Oct 21, 14:51
Would…they rather the government try to make a profit off of them? -- nm* - znufrii Oct 21, 14:40 3
- Weird that you think that's the only other option. -- nm - Reagen Oct 21, 14:45 2
  - It’s a weird argument to make in the first place. -- nm* - znufrii Oct 21, 14:51 1
    - If it was costing them more to administer the repayment of student loans then they were getting from the repayment, then it would be a perfectly valid - Reagen Oct 21, 14:59
And that's not how it works. Those people aren't collecting on the loans, they are running the program. You'd still have to have people running it. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 14:01
And related -- (link) - Beryllium Oct 21, 13:58 13
- Yes, I trust the guy with the hammer and sickle in their Twitter avatar. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 13:59 12
  - He's not wrong about the costs and inefficiencies of means testing though. The much simpler way of dealing with it would be to just provide it to - pmb Oct 21, 14:11 9
    - Yup. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 14:20
    - If you're putting that as your avatar I'm not going to bother listening to the message. Same as putting a Trump avatar. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 14:15 7
      - Ok, and I'm not arguing whether his "facts" are correct (I have no idea). Just the basic concept. -- (edited) - pmb Oct 21, 14:19 2
        
        I concur with the general concept and the same about UBI but the devil, as always, is in the details. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 14:25
        
        That is absolutely true. So many benefit programs run by so many different agencies is an immense economic waste. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 14:24
      - Great argument against avatars, I'll write that down. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:17 3
        
        I'm firmly anti-avatar so I'm glad I could help. -- nm - spamlet Oct 21, 14:18 2
        
        Added it to the notes for my book. -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:22 1
        
        (I'm not being glib, I literally did this. I found it to be a very curious and informative sociological observation.) -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:24
  - Where's the lie in what they said, though? -- nm - Beryllium Oct 21, 14:09 1
    - The broader point is actually pretty good, but the lie is that the federal government doesn't actually spend $100 to ensure every $1 is correct. -- (edited) - ReluctantCynic Oct 21, 14:20

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