[MeganC]

It makes sense that credit requirements for student loans are tightening given that student loans are expected to be the next big bubble of defaults. That is, if they aren’t already.

[17th Miss Regt]

Coach ended with "lesson taught, lesson learned".

That is what you call wishful thinking.

[dfwgator]

Government giveth, and government taketh away.

[Perseverando]

Thanks to Pookie18 for Today’s Toons

[BitWielder1]

Free ain't free if it comes from the government.

[GraceG]

What I think is scary is how much pre civil war black history that has been scrubbed by the liberal establishment, there are a LOT of black role models and patriots, especially in the north that helped to found this country that have been “whitewashed” from history by liberal college professors in an attempt to “play up” the “All Blacks were always victims of Slavery” card and ignore the valiant Black folks who helped found the country and contribute to society before 1860.

If there was a Black who couldn’t be tied to the southern history of slavery pre-1860s and was a free man or woman they didn’t exist according to liberal academia..

Hell they barely even acknowledge Fredrick Douglas or Booker T Washington anymore...

[Tupelo]

I guess that I am supposed to get all teary eyed be cause people that have no intention of paying back a loan is denied tax payer money.
I am supposed to get all teary eyed over denied college loans to students of self-segregated colleges that regularly go on the mass media and beg for money (usually via tax funded PSAs) because “a (black)mind is a terrible thing to waste”. Now I am supposed to be concerned that these same poor segregated black chilren are being screwed by their messiah? Sorry, but I could not care less.

[MWFsFreedom]

How about this idea: In addition to only giving loans to people who can prove that they don't have a history of not paying them back, let's also not give tuition assistance (including loans and grants) to students unless they can show that (a) they will use those skills IN the country that funded their attainment, and (b) they will earn a degree that is NEEDED in the country today.

This means that foreign nationals are welcome to apply for scholarships (private--they can award what they want to whomever they want), but must agree to remain in America after graduation and work here for a set period of time, and leaving the country is default on their loan, or would trigger a requirement to pay back grants. Sort of like businesses that offer tuition assistance to their employees, but require them to sign employment contracts to guarantee they benefit from the degrees earned with that money.

It would also put a stop to federal funding of Women's Studies degrees and other worthless degrees that don't have any positive impact on our economy. If we *really* wanted to do something about our shortage of scientists and mathematicians, we would fund those students more generously, and make funding far more rare for Lib Arts majors. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with a (real) lib arts degree, just that we have more of them than we need, and not enough chemists at the same time.

[JimRed]

The problem for Obama’s fans is that PLUS loans demand proving you have a financial history of actually paying back past loans and don’t have your picture on the wall at your local collection agency.

But, but, but...that is a RAAACISST policy! < /sarc >

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It would be nice if one of those lessons was how to show up to class on time.

[Robert DeLong]

Nah, it’s the Republican’s fault. Messiah can do no wrong.