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Student debt has reached an all-time high in the U.S., and it’s not just millennials who are struggling.

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Last Airr says:

College is a wasted of time

uh jane says:

just join the military. you know. they give you a g.i. bill for only 4 years of service

Manuelita says:

80.000 DOLLARS IN DEBT AT 23 AND THAT’S NORMAL?

KittySnicker says:

There needs to be reform to make student debt dischargeable in bankruptcy. Allegedly it’s already dischargeable but it’s a huge burden to prove an entitlement to. And why the fuck are colleges charging so much these days anyway?? Pure greed!!

Ichmag Bäume says:

Free access to university

USA: We don‘t do that here

Vanillabean says:

The question to ask is why is education getting more and more expensive? This is the cost of unregulated capitalism. Now lets blame the people for trying to get an education and ending up with so much debt. Remember when the banks needed a bailout? Where is the peoples bailout? They are the only ones that are actually paying taxes. This is such a sick corrupt system and government. This is why we have trump.

Rlam 46 says:

Baby boomers used our generation as a cash cow.

DVY Nice Guy says:

Bullsh#t!!! I just went to Blockbuster 2 weeks ago!!

MoonBow De Geso says:

Is taking up college and its subject the decision of loaner? Creditor should give no loan to those who study degrees that have no money-making prospect like Gender Studies or Contemporary Dance. If they want to study, let them pay for it.

SaithusX says:

Yeah I'm never paying student loans off… biggest regret ever lol!

JD W says:

It’s too easy to barrow tens of thousands of dollars for college! The ease and the high amounts has caused tuition inflation! It’s time to cut back to 20%! Let a free market force the price down! Free College “is not a right! It’s a privilege that must be earned! Hard working tax payers should not be on the hook for these freebies!

Drumming Kiwi says:

I love how the adds on this video is a “get out of student debt fast!” Scam.

Le?h Gusinski says:

I hate that background laughing sound effects.

Sometimes it is pretty awkward

Ailsa Ni says:

We have fucked up systems!!!! How was recently given for military spending???

Charlie Tango says:

College is a time of partying.
And student loans are a great way to have someone else pay for your right to party.

Charlie Tango says:

It was a lie from the start.
You tell you need a college degree to get certain jobs that was a lie.
Vocational school should have the headlines here.
All these poor students with all these debts how in the hell are they ever going to get out of that. And since it was such a lie because not everybody graduates with a degree where they can get a job. I've seen phds driving taxis or selling cars. If you're into a specialty field I think it's fine they just want the kids in there to indoctrinate them. And they charge them for that. So they come out of college $30,000 in debt and what do they have a degree in basket weaving or something like that.

netspirit79 says:

If you don't want to owe someone money – don't ask for it in the first place?

annellev says:

Meanwhile, in one of Trump’s presumably sh*thole third world countries (Trinidad & Tobago), tertiary level education is free. I paid $0 for my BSc.

Soy de Cuba says:

Orgulloso de ser Cubano!, All children are guaranteed schooling, it’s free, there’s no indiscipline, kids never miss classes.. the classroom walls need a paint job, the desks are old and worn and blackboards are hard to write on, the educational system is burdened by many problems, but all Cuban children, without exception, are guaranteed schooling. No child is denied an education, not even those who live in remote areas of the country, who are very poor or have special learning needs., even we suffer a commercial, economic and financial embargo by the United States. But, this is nothing short of a miracle, since Cuba leads Latin America education…

Freedom 1 says:

I cut grass for a living, I don’t own the government anything. I can’t hire a college student, they won’t work…….some have told me, their too good to cut grass…..but I buy what ever food I want. And I don’t live with mom………of corse I started working at the age of 13……..

Daniel Lawrence says:

College is a scam.. and people keep investing to get worthless degrees.. but hey people keep buying so why stop right?.. I graduated from alternative education high school and just bought a house, family and kids living the dream. No student debt. Learn a valuable trade. That simple.

Saeed Khan says:

This is why I'm hesitant to go to a univeristy….cost way tooooo much

ReverseBLT says:

Roy Wood Jr and Desi Lydik make a surprisingly realistic couple.

a pirates life says:

Community Colleges need to be free!!!

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