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  1. Asithappens
    Two crazies don't = normal (or prudent).
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    Isn't there some saying, apropos to Trump, like "when the legend becomes fat print the legend"?
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    The New Yorker (TNY) has issues.... Their science articles suck. Their fiction and poetry is too, I don't know, "woke", among other things (see Batuman and the "fiction factory" and some letter to the editor in the TLS some years ago), but, and this is a big but, they excel at current events, blending facts with analysis in such a way that informs, educates, and helps one decide what is important. How does one keep up on things after college? One way is to subscribe to high quality publications. Anyway, enough of the editorializing. Here is a great article. Imo. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/02/10/qassem-suleimani-and-how-nations-decide-to-kill
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    You know what's dumber than this prof saying this? Whining about it. Jesus, don't say stupid shit like that, and don't apologize if you do. Grow a fucking pair.
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    ou (sux) boomer
  6. Asithappens
    That's new footage from Wuhan. Things are getting crazy.
  7. Asithappens
    Never. Wrap up your affairs now.
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    Imo, the Senators (R and D) have the power that the voters give them. The constitution seems to have used as ass-wipe a long time ago, so that's worthless, and the Chief Republican Operative, er John Roberts doesn't have the balls to do anything. So, get out and vote these dipshits out of office.
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    Is that what I'm saying? Or am I saying don't go into $100k debt to get that undergrad theater degree? Hmm, I guess I should've been more clear about that. Oh, wait.
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    Dude, you're a great poster and I get that you have the "I'm the smartest guy in the room" syndrome. And you may be. But your actual words were "the underlying point". Not "an underlying point". And it is an underlying point. But, since I started this thread, my ("the") underlying point is what I said it was. If you want to create "the" underlying point, then start that thread. It's a valid point and is much more broad-based and appropos of the overall problem. This little ol' thread wasn't started for that. It was to rag on NPR for not giving us the data (underlying data) of students who obviously made fucking bad student loan decisions. Carry on. At least be intellectually honest about what you wrote.
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    It's an underlying point. It's not the underlying point. That's what I thought you said. Maybe not. THE underlying point is don't be an idiot when taking out student loans.
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    I'm not talking overall policy. I thought I was clear about that, but maybe not. In terms of %, low. In terms of % of all debt taken out by students who don't have viable jobs to pay off the debt? Not so low.
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    But the underlying point is....you didn't used to have to up to your eyeballs in debt, for ANY degree. You could get a UT theater degree and graduate with little or no debt. People should be able to do that still. That is a point but not the underlying point to this thread, imo. The underlying point is don't be a fucking idiot when taking out student loans. Life isn't fair. We all get that. But that doesn't excuse theater majors going into massive debt.
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    Out of state tuition at UT law is closer to $50k/year than $45k/year ($47,532). Add to that room & board, books, incidentals and you're looking at real money. If you're top 10% then this may be worth it. Or maybe even top 15%.
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    I'm not a HUGE fan of filling the world with theater majors.... I think I've been clear about this, but maybe not. I have nothing against theater/rtf (and the like) majors. The world doesn't need to be filled with them, but hey, follow your bliss. I've never said to not follow your passion. It's taking out huge student loans that is stupid. Not majoring in it.
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    Ok, let's peel this onion back a bit. Are those salary numbers for all law school graduates? Only those who are employed as lawyers? In law firms? USN&WR also has Houston paying lawyers at a clip of $175,380. Does this sound accurate or realistic to Houston law dogs? If you want to look at law school grads, not just those employed with firms (the better firms), those lowest paid numbers drop into the $40's. My point, and I think this is pretty well known, is that unless you can get into a top tier school then it's not worth taking out massive student loans. Loans for law school are mostly not worth it once you get outside the top tier of schools.
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    Thank you for your service. But dropping out of UT to liberate Kuwait? Are you from Kuwait?
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    There's a lot wrong here, imo. With my example of theater (since that is a poorly paid job) - it's not a profession. If you want to talk professions then by definition we're no longer in the dog-shit paying job sector. Business, law, nursing, medicine, dentistry, etc. Are there problems here? Yes. But it's not theater. And no, one need not take out hefty loans for all majors. Go to a juco for the first two years. Get a work/work-study job. Go to a less expensive school. Again, you just can't stop stupid people from doing stupid things. This does not apply to all student with loans. It does apply to theater/tv/radio/film majors who racked up massive debt. And that was my peeve with the NPR piece. They didn't address the majors/jobs aspect at all. Poor journalism, imo.
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    No one tells you that? I don't know about that. I bet at least one, maybe two, will tell you that. Whether you listen is another matter. I think anyone who is thinking about that line of education has heard the news, scamblog and all. If they haven't, then it's malfeasance and incredible head-in-the-sand ignorance.
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    A co-signer and the resulting job, if a good one, help ensure future payment.
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    Imo, it's way, way, way more than "generally true". 100% true? No. But way beyond generally. Don't go into $200k debt to get a law degree from St. Marys. Just don't.
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    Bullshit. Was Biden one of those who supported it? Yeah. Was it "because of him". No. It was a Republican bill that was supported by some Dems. Or is that too nuanced for you?
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    Not true, imo. It does have collateral value in the right circumstances. The resulting job that one acquires. And there are co-signers. It's much more of a sop to loan companies. Again, imo.
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    This is the kind of, ahem, thinking that leads to poor loan choices, imo. Not to pick on your lack of critical thinking skills, but that's not what I said. You can pick whatever major you want. That doesn't mean you go into massive debt for it. I mean, there must be a lot of people who don't understand that.
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    Good question. I think GWB had something to do with that. Maybe not. And they can be discharged via bankruptcy but it's not easy.

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