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Same!!!

The only other state I have experience with is Vermont and what I'd say is that Vermont is cheaper and covers more stuff for higher incomes but the quality care is inferior to Massachusetts.

If you are substabtially above poverty and broke your ankle you'd be better in Vermont.But if you have cancer you way better in Mass.If your with 130% of poverty your're always better in Massachusetts.

> They could set limits for the cost of education and raise standards but they don't. Why?

Because then there'd be fewer functionally illiterate useful idiots like OP that willingly work against working class interests and foolishly advocate for self-destructive conservative policies that protect entrenched power and the status quo.

What law as its written? I think when Democrats make statements like this they should do so in front of the Supreme court and have their position ridiculed.

And all the politicians, sports figures, actors, and millionaires who received large amounts of forgivable PPP money during COVID- those are just fine?

If they forgave all those loans for millionaires, I would think forgiving $10-20k in student loans for the working class, would be just fine.

I paid my students loans off and I hope others get theirs forgiven.

Edit- spelling.

The Amtrak Downeaster stops in Durham and Maybe Exeter(?)

Student loans became preditory when the government took them over during Obama's time. After that the government sublet the loans out to a multitude of private companies. It was so bad that you didn't know who had your loan. Couldn't find it.

If you read nothing else read this:

The us government has written into it's budget the fines and fees from these student loans for 20 years. That means the government leans heavily on people just starting their lives and trying to make their lives better. It's written in the budget. They count on failure ie fines and fees. They made it difficult for people to pay. It's called predatory lending. And idk y this isn't WIDELY known or understood about student loans or the cost of education.

In reality and "doing the math", even the best education, in a good building, with good books and well educated well paid teachers would never cost 70k a year per student. It's an inflated price and there is no way to account for that expenditure. Where does it go?

And still every year the government say they can't pay their bills. and every year college costs increase.

This is 100% on the US government. They could set limits for the cost of education and raise standards but they don't. Why?

This take is weirdly pro Wall Street. Young professionals being riddled with debt only helps the banks, having them be able to participate in the economy helps everyone.

Every time you go through a hardship you get mad when others manage to avoid it? That's not a blueprint for a society I'd want to live in.

The Notorious P.O.O.P.

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take the blessing you have received and move on with life, grateful.

I’m with you on the first sentence. I don’t feel the way you stated in the second but I do understand the sentiment behind it.

The mass fools that didn’t borrow could afford to pay cash. As usual people with money save money. They didn’t have to pay high interest rates on student loans. I was one of those people that managed to pay cash for my child. But, my child also lived at home and went nearby to a state college. I’m all for some debt relief. This isn’t a complete wipeout of loans. It’s relief from being screwed.

Yeah and the bill allows $20K of federal to be waived…many ppl still need private loans.

I run one of my business's out of town and have a large parcel of land here. Mendon is great, there are lots of activities, like everyone else is saying, The Zoo, the Drive In are great. Mendon has tons of hiking trails, the lake, the beach, there's a bunch of farms, you can get raw milk at Greener acres farm, You can get wine, food, berries and Christmas trees at Vandervalk farm. New England Steak and Seafood is one of the better places to eat. If you are an outdoorsman there are plenty of public places to hunt, however many properties have enough land for one to legally hunt (or target shoot) legally and safely. The fishing is also pretty good. You also might have enough land to ride dirt bikes and atvs if you are into that.

The bad. Kevin Mehann (owns imperial dealerships) pretty much owns the town, he's knocking down the driving range to build a strip mall/ market/ lower income housing and wants to build a massive rotary. He also leaves his dealership lights on all night and the light pollution from that can be seen from pretty much any part of town. The good thing about him is that he does a cool Christmas light display. There is a dispensary about to open. The religious zealots (folks who have bible versus on signs in front of the places they live in) are upset about it. The boomers who were brainwashed by reefer madness and other anti marijuana propaganda are also very irate about it. They think death and destruction will come. Oh they are also upset about the strip club that's half built. There are people moving next to farms trying to get roosters banned and other silly stuff like that. I have a friend who rides his horse on some side streets and some guy who moved in from Cambridge had a mental breakdown about him riding his horse on the road. Oh if you move in next to someone who has the land to have snowmobile, dirtbike and atv paths. Don't be that guy who calls the police on them for legally riding on private property. It's not cool and will make the locals not like you. The taxes are also sky rocketing. People keep buying houses worth 500k for a million here and the local residents are feeling the squeeze, especially the elderly who are getting pushed out of the town because they can't afford the property taxes.

I say this because I have a cousin with autism, people here appreciate the 4th of July. Folks with autism might not appreciate the noise around the 4th as there are many fireworks appreciators in town.

Step 2: Sell your secret. You can start with me.

I was a ward of the state, emancipated minor and 17 years old when I signed my name to student loans. I got a partial ride on merit, and as a legal orphan, it was a miracle I even got to go to college.

Do you think I should have been required, or allowed, to take on $50k of debt in order to educate myself? Without college, I would have been an ever higher risk youth. I was accepted to Ivy League schools too, but ended up at state school after speaking with Yale financial aid and learning that $30k/year was inaccessible for me.

Not a worry though, I am on disability for PTSD now and was approved for TPD (Total and Permanent Disability) 100% discharge of loans via SSDI and Dept. of Ed — so I now owe nothing, but the flip side is I can’t work for the next three years.

It’s almost like accessibility to educational opportunities for youth would create a better trajectory than ending up on disability 20 years later.

Oh, and my mom was a cop, part of why I refused foster care = ACAB.

Yeah, it's a small economic stimulus that is somehow unconstitutional.

And you could buy a gallon jug of their house dressing there too!

Hell Yes! That place was my go-to for a while. I think they mostly suffered because of their location, especially after they put up the sound barriers on the highway.

Hold on to the disqualification notice so that in case it was a mistake you can show it for proof that you were excused from jury duty in case you get fined for not showing up.It could have been a error and meant for another person so just keep the notice for proof.

I had a friend who moved to Pennsylvania but Massachusetts didn't do their homework and he years later found he had a misdomeanor record and a $1000 fine against him.He had to show proof of a PA residence before the mailing date of the jury summons,yea mistakes happen!

The problem I think (I hope) most people have with the whole thing is that it doesn't do much to solve the predatory behaviors of the schools. It just makes certain people that did pay theirs, or that didn't go at all, feel like they screwed up by doing the "right" thing.

I haven't. Don't like dwell85 setup like having to share a room with someone. Not too comfortable with that

Here's what you should do:

Step one: throw a party