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I didn't say that; you did.

Author: NedoftheHill (44737 Posts - Joined: Jun 29, 2011)
Posted at 4:09 pm on Oct 23, 2020
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But you cannot deny this: There are degrees which are specifically calculated to empower the recipient in the business world, and there are degrees which are not so (hobby degrees).

Should we act surprised when someone chooses a degree which is not directed towards empowering the recipient to get a job, and then that person has difficulty paying off their student loans? Of course not. Even a liberal arts major can do that math...but maybe not a gender studies major.

If there were no government /guaranteed student loans, then banks would be very careful about the loans they gave out...they would limit them to STEM or business, or demand higher rates for the others. Involving the government has created an army of less employable people. Only a liberal would want to create that problem and then solve it by taking more money from employable people.

I don't disparage people who pursue hobbies...at least until they started asking me to pay for their hobbies. Go to Tulane or Notre Dame for a hobby degree, incur $200k in debt, then ask me to pay for it? Fuck that.


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Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good.

Replies to: "I didn't say that; you did."

  • I kind of like this idea. [LINK] - iairishcheeks - 2:56pm 10/23/20 (15) [View All]
    • Only for STEM and business degrees. Everyone else pays for their hobby degrees. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:16pm 10/23/20
      • Right. Liberal education is for pussies. [NT] - Chris94 - 3:56pm 10/23/20
        • I didn't say that; you did. - NedoftheHill - 4:09pm 10/23/20
          • “Hobby degrees.” You’re such an intellectual. - Chris94 - 4:30pm 10/23/20
            • Happily, Ivy Tech grads aren't asking me to pay for their degrees. They're responsible individuals. - NedoftheHill - 12:05am 10/24/20
            • Don't be such a chalk monkey. :) [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 4:43pm 10/23/20
              • His feelings are hurt 😪😪😪😪 [NT] - ColeyO - 4:48pm 10/23/20
    • Weird. I figured those gender studies and race studies degrees paid for themselves. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 3:06pm 10/23/20
      • Is the student(or parents) who are actually paying tuition more likely to choose these majors, or - BaronVonZemo - 3:10pm 10/23/20
        • You live in the world where parents pay tuition. - iairishcheeks - 7:29pm 10/23/20
          • Then they shouldn't go into debt for a major that won't allow them to get a job. - NedoftheHill - 12:15am 10/24/20
        • Exactly. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:03pm 10/23/20
    • So where does the 10k per student payment to universities come from? The tax payers..... - BaronVonZemo - 3:03pm 10/23/20
      • It's not at all free, it's applying capitalist principles to solve a problem. - iairishcheeks - 7:34pm 10/23/20
        • The socialist aspect of it will spoil it as I described. This hybrid doesn’t work (see healthcare). [NT] - BaronVonZemo - 8:05am 10/24/20
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