Student loans....ha they are a detriment to more people than they are a positive.  Sure they will get you a college education.  A college education that very well may never pay off those loans.  Particularly at a four year school + graduate school work.  Sure, there are other ways to pay for education, but our education system is far flawed.  I can't tell you how many people I know with a degree that are making less money than I am without one and/or are not in a field that they benefit from that degree.  I'm not saying all college education is bad or that it's all the governments fault.  I'm not trying to place blame on anyone to be perfectly honest.  I just think it's a problem and one I don't know the solution to.  

 

You shouldn't incur $30-50,000 (and much higher for most graduate students) in debt to get a degree.  

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