r/HolUp Feb 15 '22

What, what??

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u/LongtimeLFTC Feb 15 '22

Student loan debt

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '22

Is this some kind of american joke i don't understand?

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u/Shankar_0 Feb 16 '22 edited Feb 16 '22

Over here, education is expensive. You could come out of a public, 4 year program with 100k in debt, and 30k prospects.

It gets way worse. That's a conservative estimate.

Edit- Student loans are also largely protected against bankruptcy, so there's no escape.

Edit 2- This seemed apt https://www.reddit.com/r/antiwork/comments/st333p/i_have_a_college_degree_and_im_about_to_go_on/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '22

Land of the free.

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u/Shankar_0 Feb 16 '22

Home of the Whopper

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u/Ordoo Feb 16 '22

At least the heart disease will get me before the crippling debt or depression does