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Anonymous asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 9 years ago

why do republicans continue to ruin America's education system by voting against student loan forgiveness?

I am 30 years old.

I got married to the love of my life right after I finished my B.A. in WGS, at the age of 22.

The next year, I started my master's degree. It was costing a lot of money, but things were going well enough.

After I finished with my master's, I got a PhD in gender and sexuality studies.

The next year, I became a history teacher at an underfunded public school, the only job I could find because Republcans have made a college education worthless. I realized that the high cost of education because of Republicans had put me $127,000 in debt.

My husband left me, ashamed, and I soon found out I was pregnant by him. Unfortunately, I did not continue with the pregnancy because of my crushing student loan debt because of greedy Wall Street corporatists.

Now I want to go back to school to get a degree in Psychology so I can have a better and more profitable job, but because of the high, corporate-driven cost of college, I will not be able to get the education that EVERY American is entitled to.

Further, student loan debt has made me depressed and borderline suicidal. I cry every night, thinking about my husband and unborn baby that Republican and corporate greed stole from me. Soon, I will default on my debt, ruining my credit for the rest of my life, destroying my chances of living a normal life.

I AM THE 99 PERCENT, AND I WILL NOT TAKE IT ANYMORE.

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  • Anonymous
    9 years ago
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    YOU took out the loans. Like any loans, YOU need to pay them off.

    I also do not buy into the idea that every American is entitled to higher education.

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  • 9 years ago

    Too many students default on their student loans. Did you not know

    our government also borrowed money from China as they are broke also

    and can't pay back their loan either? Frankly, there's just no money.

    You have none and government has none and a debt into the $rillions.

    It is a privilege and choice for anyone to go to college, not a "right or

    entitlement". I would suggest you quit the blame game, get some kind

    of a job now (bank teller, bartender, dictation in a doctor's office - or

    whatever you can find), save enough money to put yourself through

    the college courses you desire, start paying small amounts on your loan,

    and quit the crying and suicide thoughts. It would be nice if you knew

    someone who could encourage you until you're back on your feet.

  • 9 years ago

    I don't believe this post for a second. If you truly did all these things you are frankly dumber than a post

    turtle and should never be around children teaching them anything.

    Now if you owe loans you took out then you must pay them back. No one, including the American taxpayer is interested in shouldering your loans- they have their own financial issues.No one in their right mind gets a degree in gender studies and sexuality and actually thinks they are going to find valid employment. Last of all, Republicans aren't responsible for ruining America's education system.

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  • 9 years ago

    The Government is not responsible for poor decisions that you have made. You are an adult, as an adult you are responsible. The fact that you saw fit to get degrees in areas which are not really marketable is YOUR decision and your responsibility. Ditto for taking out loans.

    What makes you think you are entitled to anything in life?

    Life is what you make of it: whether its failure or success.

    I graduated from college debt free. I worked my way through it, never took out a penny in loans or grants. It took me a long time but I did it, sometimes I would work 2 jobs during the summer months.

    Usually the jobs I worked paid minimum wage, however I just plugged away at it. I also majored in an area in which I was able to obtain a job that pays a livable wage.

    Be responsible and pay your debts. No one owes you anything.

  • 9 years ago

    Republicans dont hand out free **** to people who believe they are entitled to it even though they haven't worked for it and in no way deserve it. What the greedy entitled liberals don't grasp is that people who work are the ones punished by having the greedy lefties taking away they're hard earned cash to pay for the people who choose not to work. It's not the republicans who have put you in debt, it's you. My advice would be to put one of your other degrees to work and earn a living instead of trying to get another one. Jesus is always with you and anytime you need help you should turn to him. Jesus loves you and is always there for you. God bless you.

  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    No chance that you could actually take responsibility for your decisions? Or will an addiction to government programs be your mainstay?

    If you believe that republicans made your college education worthless (1) in no way should you be educating students, and, (2) you need to attend an institution of higher education which is not affiliated with the political left (I know, that one will not be easy).

    I used the GI Bill for my college education. Which I recognize is unacceptable to many of the political left.

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    You can go piss up a god damn rope if you think everyone else is gonna pay off YOUR student loans. How bout you go get a degree that's actually useful instead of pissing away all your money on completely useless degrees. THE REPUBLICANS DID NOT PUT YOU IN ******* DEBT, YOU DID ALL THAT YOURSELF. But just like all libs, you always have to find someone else to blame. B*tch, you have no one to blame but yourself.

  • alana
    Lv 6
    9 years ago

    Gee whiz when you got your education there was a price to pay and you knew that when you signed up for a loan. It was not a gift but a loan. No one owes you your education. You wanted it you got it now you must pay for it. That is simply a fact of life. I am sorry for your trouble in life try prayer it does help. i will pray for you but you must make an effort to repay your loan. You have a wonderful education that you will make much in life as a doctor in your field. Apply yourself succeed and repay all your owe.

  • 9 years ago

    College is a lot, you should have known that before you went. The reason they wont vote for it is because if they forgive every loan they give out, our national debt will be a lot more.

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