We asked a bunch of young Americans how student debt impacts their lives. Their responses were devastating.

[My Everything]

[amortentia]

this is seriously so heartbreaking, i almost cried...

[dux]

I don't understand why American schooling is SO damn expensive

like really does anyone know?

[My Everything]

I don't understand why American schooling is SO damn expensive

like really does anyone know?

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2016/03/01/why-college-is-so-expensive-and-how-to-fix-it/#6360057f252f

[Irie]

Education should be considered a basic fundamental right. Primary education should be free and higher education should be run at a minimum cost, basically at a no profit-no loss basis by the government. Some will argue that it will compromise the quality of education however, free education won't necessarily mean the death of the merit system. Merit over privilege any day.

 

But who are we kidding, our governments are run by corporations who have huge stakes in the commercialization of the education sector. 

[trang95]

I've been depressed ever since my first year in college here in the US. If it wasn't for my parents' financial support I don't know what I would do tbh.

[Choco dani]

For me it's hard to imagine having a student debt and then also having to pay mortgage and stuff. I could never tbh. Mortgage is enough for me. Our school system is completely free of charge from elementary school to college, although the quality of the schools could be higher.(teachers are heavily underpaid). I know some poeple would sometimes rather pay for quality, but not everyone is that fortunate, so I think this is the better solution.

[Suzaku]

The US Government could change its priorities and instead of using tax money for wars, military, 800 military bases, etc they could spend it on its own citizens instead but of course the people who need an education the most are against "free" education.

 

So where's the money coming from to make college "free" ? From cutting our spendings on the military and reallocating that money to "better" areas.

 

 

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Older Military Budget statistic but you get the picture

[Kstarnet]

True, in my country, we have people struggling to pay their student loan.

 

In my opinion, education, especially, higher institutes should be free

[Regentropfen]

This is seriously heartbreaking. Education should definitely be made more accessible to people without anyone needing to stress about having that much debt at such a young age. I coudn't even begin to imagine how anxious people with more than 30k debt feel.

[wowjustwow]

10 years to pay their education debt?!?!

[JiMiJu]

It's a big problem.

[hogyeom]

legit scared bc this might be me in a few years lol