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Should universities be held financially accountable if graduates, with degrees leading to lower income jobs, default on their student loans?

Should colleges be held financially accountable if graduates, with degrees leading to lower income jobs, default on their student loans?

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33%
Yes
67%
No
29%
Yes
49%
No
2%
Yes, but only if they are for profit universities
10%
No, we should instead focus on decreasing the cost of education
2%
Yes, make the liability proportional to the expected yearly income of the degree offered
4%
No, and higher education should be free for everyone
4%
No, it is the student’s responsibility to manage their financial outcome

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 @9R99ZZD  from Wisconsin  answered…2yrs2Y

No, and higher education should be free for everyone. Furthermore, there should be standards on how much a job should pay if it requires a degree. A job that requires a Bachelor, master's, or doctorate should more than pay enough to pay for associated student debt. So, regulate minimums.

 @9FQG2VJ from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

No, it’s the students responsibility to manage their financial outcome, but the price to earn a higher education should be lowered.

 @9FQNVNJ from Colorado  answered…3yrs3Y

yes, university should explain the financial viability of degrees and all students need to go to financial literacy course before taking on debt

 @Brandonnoe84  from Colorado  answered…2yrs2Y

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Yes, while it is the students responsibility to manage their financial outcome, it is the colleges responsibility and financing companies to only give out loans to people who are able to pay them back.

 @9VJVCC8  from North Dakota  answered…2yrs2Y

it is the student’s responsibility to manage their financial outcome, but the cost of education should be reduced.

 @9WVLX9J from Michigan  answered…2yrs2Y

No, the student is responsible for paying back their loan at the end of the day. However, loan interest rates should be significantly lowered and reevaluated.

 @9GDSQ54 from Florida  answered…3yrs3Y

No, and higher education should be free for everyone No, we should instead focus on decreasing the cost of education No, it is the student’s responsibility to manage their financial outcome

 @92YHQCV  from California  answered…2yrs2Y

The Answer depends on the College, but we should instead focus on decreasing the cost of education until it's free because higher education should be free for everyone

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Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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