Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 (leader, elections, good news)

[KUchief25]

Originally Posted by pit2atl

& would you tell your kids to be a machinists or a Mechanical engineer?

You can't tell your kids what to do. You don't just become a mechanical engineer it takes a lot of hard work, work which many don't want to do in today's day and age but they want the same pay and benefits that somebody who does put in the work gets. There lies the problem.

[florida.bob]

Originally Posted by pghquest

Where do you suggest the money come from?

Isnt it patriotic to pay more? Thats what Obama and Biden said...

Same way it has been paid for since 2007.

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by florida.bob

Same way it has been paid for since 2007.

It hasnt been paid for, try again..

[Toyman at Jewel Lake]

Originally Posted by pit2atl

& would you tell your kids to be a machinists or a Mechanical engineer?

Tough call. Both pay about the same, especially when machinists typically get paid overtime. And both are about equal in difficulty. I'd probably actually lean towards machining if the interest were there. It's probably a bit more in demand in more areas, meaning both a better chance at a job, and more flexibility as to where to work. And also perhaps a bit more fun, though like most jobs that would depend from day to day.

[florida.bob]

Originally Posted by pghquest

It hasnt been paid for, try again..

I believe it was paid for by additional fees to top 1% of loan providers.

[pit2atl]

Originally Posted by Toyman at Jewel Lake

Tough call. Both pay about the same, especially when machinists typically get paid overtime. And both are about equal in difficulty. I'd probably actually lean towards machining if the interest were there. It's probably a bit more in demand in more areas, meaning both a better chance at a job, and more flexibility as to where to work. And also perhaps a bit more fun, though like most jobs that would depend from day to day.

i respect that

[Rakin]

Originally Posted by KUchief25

I prefer to help the children I put on the earth first. You take care of your own.

I helped my 2 sons through school without anyones help (they worked). I'm not really interested in giving anyone else a free ride.

People who are concerned about the cost can start in a Community College then work their way to a local State school. It's not the expensive.

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by florida.bob

I believe it was paid for by additional fees to top 1% of loan providers.

It was paid for by borrowing more debt. If I give you money to be a provider, and then I charge you a fee, its MY money, you arent paying it

[akck]

Originally Posted by freemkt

Treasury makes millions and millions of dollars in penalty fees on student koan defaulters.

They have to be able to collect it first.

[sailordave]

If this was such a good thing then why didn't democrats (who controlled both houses of Congress) make it for
Longer instead of ending just before the next presidential election?