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    https://taibbi.substack.com/p/st…

    Student Loan Horror Stories: Borrowed: $79,000. Paid: $190,000. Now Owes? $236,000

    “I've even used the argument, ‘Look, you know, I'm 59 years old right now, my life expectancy is 15 more years. At this rate, you're not going to get very much.’” He pauses. “I told them, ‘I'm probably going to retire in nine years. And my income is going to go down.’ And their response is, ‘So?’”

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    • Debt prisons with no walls.PhanLo
    • Intendured servantstank02
    • worst nightmare. I never took out loans for school and dropped out in after a semester to take my dream job.shellie
    • over the yrs I've worried this decision & no degree will keep me from the corporate C-Suite. But, its a gamble, I'd rather take guaranteed $ than the debt.shellie
    • get a degree, shellie. i took the same path and some doors just won't openimbecile
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