That's kinda where I am. To quote Mr. Myagi, no such thing as bad student,

only bad teacher. Teacher say...student do.

Millennials were told to go get a college degree because it was the only way to get ahead. So they did. Then found out it was worthless. Was it really their fault, or the Boomers/X'ers who told them to do it?

I'm not really a fan of just hand-waving student loan debt away. But I could get behind legitimate ways to work off the debt in public service, or lowering the interest rates to zero, or if you go a year without missing a payment, credit you an additional payment for that year...or something to help out. Young people with that much debt because they did what they were told don't deserve that much financial stress.

But I also really hate sending the message that no matter how big a mistake you make, Uncle Sam will save you.

In response to this post by HokieNoVA

Posted: 04/29/2021 at 3:22PM

WSJ did a longform article on Student Loans. -- ElbertoHokie 04/29/2021 1:36PM

It's even better than that -- MrBayAreaHokie 04/29/2021 1:44PM

College is a choice, not mandatory -- darnellm 04/29/2021 1:42PM

NOT going to college was never an option. -- GSOHokie01 04/30/2021 12:17AM

We're told our entire childhood to do well, go to college, get a "good job" -- typed by ben 04/29/2021 2:30PM

I feel like Boomers and X'ers failed badly in the message they/we gave kids -- Tafkam Hokie 04/29/2021 2:59PM

College shouldn’t be for everyone & we definitely shouldn’t pay for anyone -- Hoakie82 04/29/2021 9:56PM

This is what you should be doing -- Happy Dog 04/29/2021 3:37PM

Never too late to take up a trade! -- One4VT 04/29/2021 2:34PM

I wish I had, I'm a pretty good troubleshooter when I need to be. ** -- `lag 04/29/2021 3:47PM

Same. All these technology jobs will need someone -- Tombo 04/29/2021 3:24PM

Society has falsely conned everyone into believing that a college -- 133743Hokie 04/29/2021 2:19PM

Agree. Not every picture belongs on the Fridge. -- WilmaHokie 04/30/2021 11:31AM

This is the only reason I have any sympathy at all for student loan debt -- HokieNoVA 04/29/2021 2:55PM

That's kinda where I am. To quote Mr. Myagi, no such thing as bad student, -- Tafkam Hokie 04/29/2021 3:22PM

We didn't tell them to get junk degrees in meaningless fields ** -- 133743Hokie 04/29/2021 5:06PM

I like the idea of reducing the interest rate each year for on time -- ElbertoHokie 04/29/2021 3:39PM

This article is depressing to read about Law School and attempting -- hoosnowahokie 04/29/2021 3:27PM

Here's how you solve the problem......No loans guaranteed by govt.......And -- CrystalCoveHokie 04/29/2021 3:41PM

That decision to go & knowing you’re paying for it makes you want to apply -- Hoakie82 04/29/2021 2:17PM

Holy sweeping generalization, Batman ** -- Brown Water 04/29/2021 2:18PM

You think so? I always thought it was what separated the mentality of -- Hoakie82 04/29/2021 4:58PM

I think it's more about the drive within the individual. How you were -- Brown Water 04/29/2021 5:03PM

No doubt that plays a part but it was my experience in college that most -- Hoakie82 04/29/2021 9:44PM

That's kinda where I am. To quote Mr. Myagi, no such thing as bad student,

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