tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post8071079113559237036..comments2024-03-15T13:43:53.439-07:00Comments on Captain Capitalism: Student LoansCaptain Capitalismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-35682310300431972252009-04-04T19:00:00.000-07:002009-04-04T19:00:00.000-07:00Bram, you got a link or email to where this engine...Bram, you got a link or email to where this engineer can apply?<BR/><BR/>The idiots in my age cohort were taught to study what they enjoy and not to worry about making money. Others know better, one of my calculus teachers from high school liked to point out that calculus was the difference between 70k and circle k.<BR/>What pisses me off is that I spent 4 miserable years at a military academy studying aeronautical engineering only to not get commissioned due to medical crap and I haven't been able to get a job either. At least I have a pension instead of loans to pay back.AeroGuynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-345036537973933782009-04-04T18:20:00.000-07:002009-04-04T18:20:00.000-07:00I think you're insulting childish girls. ;)I went ...I think you're insulting childish girls. ;)<BR/><BR/>I went to the local state school, worked, and lived at home. I rode the bus. <BR/><BR/>My parents paid my tuition (I'm pretty sure my 5 years cost less than a semester of Sam's), I paid for books. I cooked and cleaned and bought groceries to try to help out at home since I was living on my parents' money. And I am grateful they supported me.<BR/><BR/>I would never *expect* them to, but I'm grateful they did. And I was a little girl (16, to be exact.)silverminehttp://franklinsvirtues.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-81437337704456469662009-04-04T14:01:00.000-07:002009-04-04T14:01:00.000-07:00Sam is a loser.My company is still hiring grads. ...Sam is a loser.<BR/><BR/>My company is still hiring grads. You needs strong quantitative skills, Statistics, some physical science or industrial engineering. 9 out of 10 qualified students we interview are foreign. Sam and her like are idiots.Bramnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-77345630783925884332009-04-04T13:28:00.000-07:002009-04-04T13:28:00.000-07:00he thought diplomas were printed on parchment.My d...<I>he thought diplomas were printed on parchment.</I><BR/><BR/>My diploma is on parchment.<BR/><BR/>I had $12,500 in student loans when I graduated in 1985 (a lot of money back then).<BR/><BR/>With a BA in <I>English.</I><BR/><BR/>And I still paid my loans back in three years.<BR/><BR/><I>With a BA in English.</I><BR/><BR/>I paid for grad school out of savings.<BR/><BR/>No sympathy. None.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-27382113792018663882009-04-04T08:27:00.000-07:002009-04-04T08:27:00.000-07:00Ug, it was meant to insult the guy as in calling a...Ug, it was meant to insult the guy as in calling a "man" a girl. You want to be treated equal then start being able to take a little friendly flak now and then. It's called ribbing, men do it all the time in between our daily morning scratching.Captain Capitalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-14802983218667018632009-04-04T05:59:00.000-07:002009-04-04T05:59:00.000-07:00Someone less of a man is a girl?Give girls a break...Someone less of a man is a girl?<BR/><BR/>Give girls a break!<BR/><BR/>You are not so evolved yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-22177080407945299412009-04-03T20:00:00.000-07:002009-04-03T20:00:00.000-07:00Darrell said... "Incidentally, she's not particula...Darrell said... <BR/>"Incidentally, she's not particularly hot."<BR/><BR/>I beg to differ, but that doesn't mean I want my tax dollars (or my childrens' or my childrens' childrens' tax dollars) to finance her inability to do a simple ROI (Return on Investment) computation.<BR/><BR/>What's truly frightening is the sheer number of people in that blog's comment section who are in lock-step with her sense of entitlement. Sheesh, this country's going down the sewey hole.John Galtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-4503451526013242712009-04-03T17:00:00.000-07:002009-04-03T17:00:00.000-07:00Ya know the government will forgive the student lo...Ya know the government will forgive the student loans if you kill yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-87260705141665780212009-04-03T10:16:00.001-07:002009-04-03T10:16:00.001-07:00Incidentally, she's not particularly hot.Incidentally, she's not particularly hot.Mambo Bananapatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704220974313857867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-10463331435976947342009-04-03T10:16:00.000-07:002009-04-03T10:16:00.000-07:00Found this comment right near the end of the origi...Found this comment right near the end of the original article:<BR/><BR/>"WE ALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO GET EDUCATED IN WHAT WE WISH!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>SELFISH!!!!!!"<BR/><BR/>(Not my caps, I assure you.)<BR/><BR/>I'd have to say that I've never seen the spoiled, entitled mentality of cluelessness expressed so clearly.<BR/><BR/>I have a right to whatever I want, and if you disagree, *you're* selfish.<BR/><BR/>Makes me want to hit my head on the wall. Actually her head.Mambo Bananapatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16704220974313857867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-54123335719632828722009-04-03T09:02:00.000-07:002009-04-03T09:02:00.000-07:00What planet did this chick grow up on? What sane ...What planet did this chick grow up on? What sane person wilingly takes out a loan being "..uneducated on the process and on the repayment..."<BR/><BR/>Exactly when did people start thinking that bankers were in the job to be their friends and help out people going to reporter school? Golly gee, you mean Wells Fargo isn't a philanthropic organization? And neither are colleges? Who knew? <BR/><BR/>Good lord, you mean banks are in this to make money?!?!? You mean they only give us X amount of money if they know they can get XXXXX amount back in a few years??<BR/><BR/>Well, I am shocked and appalled. Shocked I say. I thought those great big buildings and marble teller stands were paid for by...well, by, by something other than MY money!<BR/><BR/>This is worse than when you found out all those nice people in vegas with the green visors won't give you your money back even when you explain repeatedly that you were "uneducated on the process" of Craps.<BR/><BR/>What did her parents do, put earmuffs on her and send her out of the room whenever they started discussing finances? Did they replace Santa Clause with the Christmas Loan Officer? <BR/><BR/>I actually do hope that her parents are on the hook to help pay the loan she got into. God forbid they sit her down and discuss interest rates, when they could be discussing her prom date. <BR/><BR/>For gods sake, why, oh why, do parents except that abstinence won't prevent pregnancy, but are pretty sure it will work like a charm for DEBT!MTgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-35064703782966944652009-04-03T08:48:00.000-07:002009-04-03T08:48:00.000-07:00"Ok my question: who's the donkey who lent her mon..."Ok my question: who's the donkey who lent her money without asking himself, how is this dense chicken going to pay back a loan where the interest alone is $600 a month?"<BR/><BR/>Student Loans are subject to Federal garuntees and are not subject to bankruptcy protection. The debt's going to follow her around the rest of her life, and the government garnish her social security if need be(It's happened before). It's a terrible misaollocation of resources, but the College thing often is IMO. <BR/><BR/>Dan from ChicagoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-58813499585419875662009-04-03T05:49:00.000-07:002009-04-03T05:49:00.000-07:00Hmm. Samantha: Many a hot chick has paid her own w...Hmm. Samantha: Many a hot chick has paid her own way through college by dancing on tables. Might consider that as a way to pay off your student loans.<BR/><BR/>Just a thought.Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-28892223083061648092009-04-03T04:32:00.000-07:002009-04-03T04:32:00.000-07:00Hey now, to be fair...we (gen Y) are also the ones...Hey now, to be fair...we (gen Y) are also the ones manning the frontlines in Afghanistan and Iraq, so cut at least a few of us some slack.Junkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762100572428347752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-81200675822330145162009-04-03T03:27:00.000-07:002009-04-03T03:27:00.000-07:00Hee Hee Hee. It's funny cuz it's true. -Homer J...Hee Hee Hee. It's funny cuz it's true. <BR/> -Homer J. SimpsonDarinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-56747384757891603092009-04-03T02:00:00.000-07:002009-04-03T02:00:00.000-07:00$600 per month can be handled with a second job.no...$600 per month can be handled with a second job.<BR/><BR/>no sympathy here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-65041939566234575662009-04-03T00:16:00.000-07:002009-04-03T00:16:00.000-07:00When I was looking at colleges, it wasn't that har...When I was looking at colleges, it wasn't that hard to tell that $35000 a year was outside my budget, even without bothering to calculate interest rates on loans.<BR/><BR/>From the comments of the article, I noticed this: "Upon graduation I was an entry level pastor...". Words fail me.<BR/><BR/>The solution here is to ask a simple question: Do you want to work for a non-profit? If the answer is yes, bar this person from attending private or expensive-public universities.<BR/><BR/>Community organizers should go to community colleges!amcznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-24072509159357055922009-04-02T23:21:00.000-07:002009-04-02T23:21:00.000-07:00I worked full time and went to school part time wh...I worked full time and went to school part time which extended the amount of time it took to earn a four year degree. Frankly, it was the hardest thing I ever did. To speed up the process I took as many CLEO as I could, reading the textbooks for those courses before taking the exams, acing each one and knocking off thirty semester hours in the process. I also took accelerated compressed courses for the last two years to speed up the process also, which pretty much assured a book was permanently attached to my hand at every waking moment for eighteen months straight. Even so, I was still paying off college loans five years after graduating, albeit not at entry-level wages as I had continued to work throughout. So cry me a river, I get satisfaction with the knowledge it's not just hard for me. It's hard all over actually, and no more difficult now for Sam than it was for me then, although I didn't make as poor choices as Sam has. <BR/><BR/>But I must say, college is a total rip off. I've learned far more out of college than I ever did within it. With technology today, all that teaching can be done much less expensively. It's a racket. <BR/><BR/>This reminds me of two things my dear old dad, bless 'im, used to say repeatedly. One: "It doesn't matter how much you know, you won't get anywhere without that sheepskin." Apparently he thought diplomas were printed on parchment. My diploma didn't help me at all, my work ethic did. Two: "It's not what you know, it's who you know." Something I always found ironic since that was something to know. I love my dad, but it would have been a lot easier for me had he just paid for it. That, or showed me how to get a few grants.Chip Ahoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12597726289890879627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-73975757959213303092009-04-02T22:47:00.000-07:002009-04-02T22:47:00.000-07:00Joie,I can't be a judge on American Idol. They pr...Joie,<BR/><BR/>I can't be a judge on American Idol. They prohibited me because I have too big of a ....ahem, I am too "well endowed."<BR/><BR/>Besides which i'd start requiring contstants to do calculus and that would actually bolster the ratings.<BR/><BR/>CptCaptain Capitalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-29286098271981174682009-04-02T21:02:00.000-07:002009-04-02T21:02:00.000-07:00Here's the other kicker:From the article : "Some m...Here's the other kicker:<BR/><BR/>From the article : "Some might say, “Sam, you shouldn’t have gone to a private school in New York City if you wouldn’t be able to pay it off.” Well, I made a lot of mistakes when signing up for my loans, but I was uneducated on the process and on the repayment and now I’m stuck."<BR/><BR/>Ok my question: who's the donkey who lent her money without asking himself, how is this dense chicken going to pay back a loan where the interest alone is $600 a month?<BR/><BR/>She should be whipped and the loan maker should have to pay back the loan if she defaults for being so dumb. Time they both learned.langmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651555737089851351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-18755011710129134662009-04-02T19:08:00.000-07:002009-04-02T19:08:00.000-07:00Congrats cap, that second sniveling winer I mentio...Congrats cap, that second sniveling winer I mentioned to you has removed his comments section. I guess the lefty couldn't take the assualt on his illogical beliefs - well done!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-6268456762631025962009-04-02T16:55:00.000-07:002009-04-02T16:55:00.000-07:00and that is why Simon Cowell is my favorite talent...and that is why Simon Cowell is my favorite talent judge! Ha! i heard he is leaving the show as a judge, maybe you could take his place. send in this post as your audition piece, i think they'll love ya!Joiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13211250424409144934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-72676315311232260342009-04-02T15:13:00.000-07:002009-04-02T15:13:00.000-07:00Sorry Atlantic Jim, I just saw red when I saw the ...Sorry Atlantic Jim, I just saw red when I saw the petty snivling and whining going on. I did not take the time to discern between genders.<BR/><BR/>Regardless, the same criticisms apply in that women are now equal to men and have longed to be treated equally as such.Captain Capitalismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05620212946121617985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-64269147298055488972009-04-02T15:10:00.000-07:002009-04-02T15:10:00.000-07:00I teach in the physical sciences at a major land-g...I teach in the physical sciences at a major land-grant U. We just had one of our alums come back for a seminar in his honor. He talked about the job opportunities in industry in our particular major, BS: $100,000/year, Ph.D. $150,000/year average lifetime salaries. Right now about 40% of the new hires are going to foreign-born grads as we can't enough American students to major in this field. Too much calculus, physics, chemistry, stats, DQ etc..., namely it's the work and the lack binge drinking they can do with their friends. About half my freshman advisees complain and drop out, into the fu-fu majors. So I don't have any sympathy for complainers like Sam. High paying jobs are their and were once filled by Americans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8358039.post-89455626809689175882009-04-02T14:49:00.000-07:002009-04-02T14:49:00.000-07:00Sam is a cutie. So not only does she suffer from ...Sam is a cutie. So not only does she suffer from Generation Y narcism, but she's also gotten special treatment for being a hot chick. <BR/><BR/>It's up to us ugly white men to pay for whatever Sam the cutie wants!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com