End Federal Student ‘Aid’
July 25, 2013
Remember, college costs so much in the first place precisely because the federal government keeps subsidizing increasing tuition. (Thanks for nothing, federal government.)
End federal student “aid”. Stop turning people like me into debt slaves.
Reason has a pretty good piece on this: “Easy Credit Is Inflating a Massive Student-Loan Bubble”, Steven Greenhut.
‘I always thought there something ill-fated about . . . “shovel ready jobs” [for] a society that no longer encourages people to pick up a shovel.’
September 10, 2012
Ace of Spades HQ calls our attention to an interesting letter from the Dirty Jobs guy, Mike Rowe.
But mostly, Dirty Jobs was an unscripted celebration of hard work and skilled labor. It still is. Every week, we highlight regular people who do the kind of jobs most people go out of their way to avoid. . . .
. . . our country has become emotionally disconnected from an essential part of our workforce. We are no longer impressed with cheap electricity, paved roads, and indoor plumbing. We take our infrastructure for granted, and the people who build it.
More of the Same
January 26, 2011
No, Really?
May 25, 2010
From my student-loan “exit counseling” (and accompanying “exam”):
If you choose not to make your payments and make no arrangements such as a deferment or forbearance, your loan will eventually default. . . .