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liberal N proud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 12:38 PM Original message |
An epidemic of student debt |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
1. Be nice to see free community college education. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 06:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. Exactly. Universal healthcare and lifelong universal education |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
2. I have never been able to figure out why college |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 01:41 AM Response to Reply #2 |
24. Just like home prices, banks willingness to put people in outrageous, unsustainable debt prevents |
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MetaTrope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 10:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
54. It was interesting to see what's been done to my old college dormitory |
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mslawstudent (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
3. Its a combination of alot of things. |
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coco77 (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Is the amount the student has access to more... |
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mslawstudent (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. The amount a student has access too has increased over the years. |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 04:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Why shouldn't subsidized loans be available for private education? |
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mslawstudent (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 10:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Because of the increased cost |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 04:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. What subjects pay $$$? |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 10:58 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. Ans the cost of health benefits |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. We're still paying the med school loans. |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 04:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. ... |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 07:34 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. never mind |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 09:17 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Why, you think it's easy to pay off that kind of debt? |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 11:08 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I understand your situation |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 11:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. In what field, and from where, did you get your PhD? |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. Oh, no, only the private part. |
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smirkymonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 06:57 PM Response to Reply #21 |
44. I'm in the same boat. most of my debt is intererest. It feels hope |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 10:37 AM Response to Reply #44 |
53. Can your college still help? |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 11:13 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. I had about $100K in loans from law school. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Where do you practice law? |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Chicago. But I went to an elite law school. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 12:54 PM Response to Reply #27 |
28. Hubby went to a top-tier med school. |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 01:00 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. If you know very many doctors, I'm sure you know more than one who |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 03:02 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Of course. |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 03:17 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. Hmm. Not really. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 03:25 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. According to Michigan's legal definition of malpractice, |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 03:29 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. I'm not disputing your specific case. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:40 PM Response to Reply #35 |
42. Where did you get that number from? Link please. |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 08:17 PM Response to Reply #42 |
48. The Medical Malpractice Myth published by University of Chicago Press. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 10:33 AM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Malpractice insurance costs are high because of the market, too. |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 12:07 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. Medical malpractice... |
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mslawstudent (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 01:38 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I could have gone to an elite (though not harvard) law school |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Yeah. If you get offered $$$ |
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likesmountains 52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #27 |
46. are MOST doctors "unqualified, incompetent and generally dumb"? |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 04:11 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Actually, his parents sound like pretty good parents. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-02-07 10:11 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. I did not and do not expect them to pay the loans. |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 02:50 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. If it's too hard for him, he should not have become a doctor. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:01 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. So, getting commendations, saving lives, and being happy is wrong? |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:09 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. ... |
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angstlessk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 12:06 PM Response to Reply #40 |
57. Are you a mal practice lawyer, you sure sound like one n/t |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:10 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I'd say you're wasting your time. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 10:34 AM Response to Reply #41 |
52. Thanks for the hug. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 05:42 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. angle |
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likesmountains 52 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 07:12 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Yup, that one definitely has an axe to grind and doesn't mind repeating the same thing ad nauseum. |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 08:12 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Ad nauseam* |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #43 |
50. Ah. That explains a lot. |
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AnotherGreenWorld (958 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 11:52 AM Response to Reply #50 |
55. I never said anything about fame and fortune. Nice strawman. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 07:13 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. "I never said anything about fame & fortune" just money and prestige. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-04-07 12:00 PM Response to Reply #18 |
56. So you're |
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coco77 (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. Does anyone know if... |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 04:34 PM Response to Original message |
9. What about tv ads |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
12. Small bright spot in GA: have a B average ==> tuition free at every state univ. |
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AZBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 05:27 PM Response to Original message |
13. What I can't find the answer to is if these changes apply to current loan holders too? |
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coco77 (966 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 06:48 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Kick... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-01-07 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
15. If they're our best and brightest, then we're in a lot of trouble. |
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KillCapitalism (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-03-07 09:56 PM Response to Original message |
49. Why not create an alternative to college? |
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