Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Yes, You Can Discharge Student Debts And The Feds Want To Make It Even Easier
Forbes ^ | October 12, 2015 | George Leef

Posted on 10/12/2015 8:26:54 AM PDT by reaganaut1

click here to read article


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-29 last
To: Lou L

Sure thing!


21 posted on 10/12/2015 9:49:54 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Obama's legacy - Christianity outlawed, America shamed, morality destroyed. Need I say more?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 20 | View Replies]

To: PUGACHEV

The Left appears to be openly lobbying for more Liberal judges to apply that rule ever-more Liberally.


22 posted on 10/12/2015 9:49:56 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 16 | View Replies]

To: reaganaut1

It isn’t enough that Clinton lowered the interest rate of Sallie Mae student interest loans, then made the interest a tax deduction.
They want `out from under’ completely, the Democrats, particularly Shrillary, are dying to pander to them for their votes and the GOP-e will roll-over like two buck whores.

I paid 9% for many years on my student loans, had no tax deduction and wife and I finally took out a home equity loan to pay off the balance.
Throw the bums out!


23 posted on 10/12/2015 9:54:22 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ducttape45

Yeah, it was your choice. I paid mine, you can pay yours.


24 posted on 10/12/2015 9:56:32 AM PDT by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all armed conservatives.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]

To: reaganaut1

The articles linked are also good. To declare bankruptcy you need to have paid on time for 5 years and then have a good lawyer.

Another article has the answer to getting kids strapped with loans...

“Brannon has a good reply, however. “If we are concerned that allowing students to escape debt via bankruptcy might open up the college loan market to the same moral hazard problems that befell the mortgage market and will leave the government on the hook, we could make the institutions of higher learning assume their loan payments after a bankruptcy.”

Now we’re talking.

As things currently stand, colleges and universities have absolutely nothing to lose when they enroll students who have borrowed for the tuition but have minimal academic ability and interest. The schools pad their bottom lines (and never listen to anyone who tells you that non-profit entities aren’t interested in revenue maximization) and try to keep students happy with a weak curriculum and inflated grades. They bear no risk at all.

Suppose that we implemented Brannon’s idea and said to colleges and universities: If you enroll students who later go bankrupt, you take over the payments. The consequences would be dramatic.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeleef/2014/07/24/let-students-discharge-college-debts-in-bankruptcy-yes-but/


25 posted on 10/12/2015 10:40:18 AM PDT by huldah1776
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ducttape45
I'm 54 years old but it's time for a change"
Thanks for the extensive reply, but quite frankly, it's (almost) all for naught. You're 54 years old - WTH is going to hire you - and more so if you're a white male? That said, if I was looking for work, I'd head to Texas.
BTW, I've been o/o work 3 times in my career, and one odd fact always stuck with me - you usually only get 1 interview for every 100 resumes you send out. To that end, if you don't have a resume, I suggest getting a professional to do it for you. It can make all the difference in the world.
26 posted on 10/12/2015 12:30:13 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]

To: oh8eleven
Bingo!

Who will hire me, indeed. I'm past my prime and on the downward slope of the hill.

I have a resume, professionally done, though it hasn't done me much good so far. As for Texas, yes, I have a son who lives in San Antonio and he's telling me to "come down here and get a real job."

Not sure what to make of that.

:-)

I've also been out of work, let's see (counting my fingers and toes here) at least a half a dozen times over my lifetime, and let me tell you, it's not fun.

27 posted on 10/12/2015 12:38:11 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Obama's legacy - Christianity outlawed, America shamed, morality destroyed. Need I say more?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 26 | View Replies]

To: ducttape45
I have a son who lives in San Antonio and he's telling me to "come down here and get a real job."
No brainer - you'd have family and potentially a job waiting for you. Send out those resumes now - and if you get buyer's remorse, you can always just stay in Indiana ... alllll winter long.
28 posted on 10/12/2015 12:46:10 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 27 | View Replies]

To: oh8eleven

You know, truth to tell, I don’t mind Indiana winters. I grew up with them. I lived in the N/W corner of the state up until 1982, and returned in 1989. Never been away since, but that’s not to say I’ll stay here if I find work elsewhere.


29 posted on 10/12/2015 2:03:22 PM PDT by ducttape45 (Obama's legacy - Christianity outlawed, America shamed, morality destroyed. Need I say more?)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 28 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-29 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson