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by gok 2572 days ago
>Student loans would presumably not be given if the degree program isn't able to get you a "good" job after finishing it.

Er, that's pretty much how we got here, they have been and are being given. Government-backed student loans have no requirement that they be spent on degrees that are lucrative.

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That can change.

The implication that government is choosing which degrees are worthwhile is scary...