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by duduuegeh 1809 days ago
I don't understand this allergy towards debt. Oh no, people had the option to take out a loan to access capital they wanted to invest in themselves. If only we could be like the Europeans instead and waste public money to fund whatever stupid whimsy someone fancied rather than make them responsible for the productivity of their choice.
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Because children were pressured by society into going to university, on what possibly was false pretences.
> whatever stupid whimsy someone fancied

strange description for democracy.