▲ 202 ▼ Sounds like it can't go wrong, sovcit. (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 year ago by BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world [M] to c/insanepeoplefacebook@lemmy.world 40 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago (3 children) That's pretty dystopian permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (2 children) Not from a US perspective: Was able to complete medical school with no money for tuition Medical bill was small enough to be paid in full with one week of new grad salary Was able to defer payment for more than 20 years permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] entwine413@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Being forced to pay for your own birth is pretty dystopian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago I wasn't trying to argue that the premise wasn't dystopian. The point is that the US is currently in many ways even worse. Although I think the parents would be on the hook for the debt in the US, not the child. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (2 children) Not from a US perspective: Was able to complete medical school with no money for tuition Medical bill was small enough to be paid in full with one week of new grad salary Was able to defer payment for more than 20 years permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] entwine413@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Being forced to pay for your own birth is pretty dystopian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago I wasn't trying to argue that the premise wasn't dystopian. The point is that the US is currently in many ways even worse. Although I think the parents would be on the hook for the debt in the US, not the child. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago (1 child) Being forced to pay for your own birth is pretty dystopian. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago I wasn't trying to argue that the premise wasn't dystopian. The point is that the US is currently in many ways even worse. Although I think the parents would be on the hook for the debt in the US, not the child. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bus_factor@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago I wasn't trying to argue that the premise wasn't dystopian. The point is that the US is currently in many ways even worse. Although I think the parents would be on the hook for the debt in the US, not the child. permalink fedilink source parent