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>Bullshit.. I paid off student debt like a responsible adult

I've got a similar unpopular opinion about the housing bust. Prices were sky-high, so I chose save (and couldn't afford to buy a home). Then, a bunch people who got in over their heads and couldn't make their mortgage payments were, in some situations, bailed out.

Yes, I get that some people were deceived by zealous mortgage brokers or had personal crises that caused them repayment issues. But I'm sure that's about as common as the people who took what they could get as far as a mortgage, lied on their applications, or were flipping houses.

Irresponsible fiscal behaviour is incentivized, and more prudent measures are punished.