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gte910h
on Aug 16, 2011
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What's rising faster than health care? College cos...
You want to make college costs come down? Make college loans dischargable in chapter 13 bankruptcies after 7 years of the date of graduation, or 12 years from date of first attendance
ianferrel
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Wouldn't that do the exact opposite? It would reduce the cost paid by the student, which would make them even less price sensitive.
gte910h
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It would make loan companies charge more for majors that aren't productive.
walkon
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Wouldn't that just make the cost of borrowing go up?
gte910h
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Only for majors that don't pay worth crap.
jpadkins
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cost of borrowing has a well documented effect on prices (see interest rates and real estate)
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