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by CoryG89 3487 days ago
> Taking out a loan you don't realistically have the capacity to pay back is irresponsible.

The loan provider is in a much better position to know who will and will not be able to pay back a particular loan.

> If you want to fix the problem, stop subsidizing the loans and allow these colleges to die, shrink or reduce costs.

Perhaps this is better, but seems unrealistic.

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The loan provider is in a much better position to know who will and will not be able to pay back a particular loan.

They have no reason to care since the government backs the loans.