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2014-04-08 Government

Champ dangles student loan freebie for midterm 2014 voters.

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-04-08 08:27|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Just moves their costs (taxes and inflation) to the national debt they'll carry after I'm gone. There's no free lunch. Idiocracy - life imitating art.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-04-08 11:07|| 2014-04-08 11:07|| Front Page Top

#2 The link started ads popping up everywhere.

Posted by 3dc 2014-04-08 11:56|| 2014-04-08 11:56|| Front Page Top

#3 Everything this guy does is a scam.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2014-04-08 12:29|| 2014-04-08 12:29|| Front Page Top

#4 If it works them Champ's voters sure are selling themselves cheap. Kind of like House Republicans if they go along.

In case anyone is interested, the actual fix would have to include making student loan debt dischargable in backruptcy (like it used to be) and making universities pay a penalty when this happens.

Posted by Iblis 2014-04-08 15:28|| 2014-04-08 15:28|| Front Page Top

#5 >student loan debt dischargable in backruptcy

I tend to disagree. There's no way to reclaim any of the "knowledge" taught to the student. I suppose revoking the degree or even not awarding the degree until the debt is repaid might be options.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2014-04-08 19:24|| 2014-04-08 19:24|| Front Page Top

#6 I smell desperation. These despicable A-holes have no shame or sense of decency--they'd hustle a buck or a vote from their dying grandmother before they hurried her along after they got what they wanted.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-04-08 20:29|| 2014-04-08 20:29|| Front Page Top

#7 Yes, very desperate. Appears to be some of the opinion that Harry Reid's campaign against the Koch bros. has more to do with the anticipated democratic midterm losses. The logic is, knowing they are going to lose seats, the dems will attempt to invalidate the results by claiming some type of campaign contribution or election fraud.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-04-08 20:38|| 2014-04-08 20:38|| Front Page Top

#8 I saw the first two words of the title, and felt my spirits rise. I'd like to see him dangling.

Posted by Secret Asian Man 2014-04-08 21:04|| 2014-04-08 21:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Bright Pebbles:

If a doctor cures you of cancer and you can't pay the bill you can discharge the debt in bankruptcy. What's the diff?

And seriously, what is the knowledge gained from that Fem Lit degree worth anyway?

Posted by Omuth Sloluck1035 2014-04-08 21:25|| 2014-04-08 21:25|| Front Page Top

#10 "Obama won control over the student-loan market in 2010, when the Obamacare law was passed. The law effectively pushed private banks out of the sector because it allowed the government to offer cheaper loans than banks. That means the federal government can raise or lower interest-rates to suit its political priorities such as reelection."

Guess you gotta pass the law to know what's in it...

Posted by Uncle Phester 2014-04-08 22:24|| 2014-04-08 22:24|| Front Page Top

#11 Unfortunately Secret Asian Man, Champ is just a figurehead - a symptom of a much deeper problem. Look to his masters - ValJar and company and his associates - heck the entire leadership of the Democratic party (and not a few leaders of the Republican party as well).
Heck Champ and his family may be only in it for the ride and freebes - just look how Michelle Antoinette and the spawn jet around on the taxpayer's dime like royalty and how much time he spends at the golf course.

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-04-08 22:40|| 2014-04-08 22:40|| Front Page Top

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