Who Will Pay My Student Loans?

For the past week or so there's been an Obama radio ad running in this area that just infuriates me. I get worked up and end up yelling for half an hour or so, much to my husband's delight.

I haven't been able to locate the ad online to share, but it features a young female saying something like, "I'm a 25 year old with so much student loan debt. Who is going to help me?!" The ad goes on with the usual speil about Obama and change.

I'm not anti-Obama, but this ad pisses me RIGHT OFF, and I surprised there's not state-wide outrage over it. Is there anyone in Texas who feels that it's the PRESIDENT'S JOB to PAY OFF YOUR STUDENT LOANS?

Consider your ass lucky to have a college education and be responsible and pay your bills or suffer the consequences. On what planet is a healthy, college-educated 20-something (presumably single and childless) considered in need or in some kind of dire situation just because she has to make student loan payments?

In my family the payments we make on various debts including our vehicle, student loans, (soon!) mortgage, and good old fashioned credit card debt would make your hair curl. Is the solution to our on-the-brink-of-over-extended-ness some sort of Presidential proclamation?

Of all the many, many problems in our nation, is THIS the one that's important enough to be run in a radio ad prior to a Primary vote? REALLY?!?!?!

What, exactly, does Obama feel he (or more accurately, the American taxpayers) should do about a healthy, educated 25 year old who is being asked to pay back (at low interest rate) the money she borrowed to educate herself to prepare for a satisfying and financially beneficial career?

EVERYONE has student loans! (Ok, not literally everyone, but most of us fortunate enough to have been able to attend a college/university/trade school, left school with some amount of student loans.) We all have to suck it up and pay for it!

Obama, I'm a 29 year old mother of 3, and I have student loans and a car payment, and a cell phone, and credit card debt for unneccessary crap I bought years ago, AND I have to buy food every day! Who will help me? It's just not fair that I have expenses and that I have to be responsible for financial choices I make! Isn't there something the President of the United States can do to make sure I can afford to take my kids to Disney World this summer?!? Where's the justice in this world?

ARRRRGGHGHHHH!!

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So you are claiming that quoting an advertisement prevents it from being an advertisement?

You seem to be claiming that the facts are wrong.

Prove it.

Oh wait, you CAN'T..because they're FACTS.

You made an exaggerated claim, I called you on it, and now you want to quibble about semantics.

Typical.

One more thing...did you even look at the site?

They aren't selling anything they produce themselves...its a site about how to find grants, scholarships, and when necessary the best student loans.

Yeah, real biased.

Biased against what exactly? Hmmmmmm?

Your exaggerations?

Not true. When you were in college, the minimum wage was a lot lower (as were costs). SO nothing has really changed. I ran up (what for me was astronomical) debt when I was in college in the 70s. And paid it off. It was the price of putting myself through college because I wanted it. And my parents could not afford it.

You didn't get your money's worth, DoN. For all that edumacation, you still can't put a proper sentence together without sounding like Yoda on crack. The words 'and' and 'so' are correctly preceeded by commas, not periods.

When I was in college (about 5 years ago), I only spent between about $1,500/semester. I went to a state school. That's 12k for a 4 year degree. I doubt 20k is bottom basement for a 4 year degree.

I doubt 20k is bottom basement for a 4 year degree.

If its bottom basement then I got my degree at a fire sale.

At least now I know why it smells so funny.

Perhaps 'Politico' means it takes 20k per year to pay for your tuition AND room, board, beer, slut, and bong money, say 5k for classes and another 15k for the party.

And sure, the President SHOULD pay for every bit of it, right out of the working taxpayer's pocket. After all, you only get to be young once.

Damn straight. Someone better pay for my Spanish parties!

I want the American Government to pay for my entrance in the discoteca last weekend, dammit! It was like 15 Euros!

I want the American Government to pay for my entrance in the discoteca last weekend, dammit! It was like 15 Euros!

Wow, $23 to get into the club? You deserve a subsidy for that! ;~D

That's what I'm saying! I mean, sure, it was some fancy-pantsy world-famous club (that's so famous that I've forgotten the name of it - I think it was called the Capitol), but still! Who's gonna pay for that if not Sugar Daddy Sam?

Rich Uncle Pennybags might.

Or Daddy Warbucks.

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