re: Trump’s plan for student loans is solid

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We need to crack down on both the cost side and the content side for public universities. The debt wouldn’t be an issue if if were still being issued at a percentage wise basis consistent with two generations ago.

Beyond that, as much as I loved my time at Alabama, I could learn as much online for free using coursera from a practical career application standpoint as I did in the classroom in Tuscaloosa.

This isn’t a shot at Bama either, I would say the same thing about my grad experience. The value at both spots was social experiences, networking and expanded worldview.

Kids aren’t getting a value, we are wrecking an entire segment of the economy from the sense of delaying home purchases and having kids while they pay off debt and employers aren’t getting candidates who are prepared for their entry level positions.

Time for us to rethink things.

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Sums up my time at UA perfectly. I finished in 06 and while I learned a lot, I could have done so in the work force. My biggest gripe has been the lack of education on loans and helping helping school students truly understand the consequences.