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by AussieWog93 1258 days ago
> Student loans didn't magically improve quality of life for degree seekers. Instead, it lined the pockets of universities while creating new problems for underprivileged students who took loans.

Citation needed here, massively! At least in Australia, university was something only rich kids did back before free education and HECS.

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I've done everything I can to signal that I am speaking of how things have gone in the US.
I really think the anti-student-loan argument is a red herring. Medical costs have gone up almost the same amount in the same time period without student loans.