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Post by tiptoes on Sept 26, 2021 10:27:55 GMT
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Post by tiptoes on Oct 1, 2021 15:40:31 GMT
www.theguardian.com/money/2021/sep/27/students-in-england-irate-over-reports-of-early-loans-repaymentIt's a start but the threshold should be even lower at 18K around min wage. If students wish to study soft subjects at university, usually 3rd rate ones, and their qualifications don't qualify them for anything much better than menial work that shouldn't exempt them from repaying govt loans they've incurred, subsidised by the taxpayer. If students realised that they would have a financial obligation to service irrespective of employment status they might think twice about embarking on meaningless degrees which have no demand in the labour market.
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Post by flashblade on Oct 1, 2021 15:53:11 GMT
www.theguardian.com/money/2021/sep/27/students-in-england-irate-over-reports-of-early-loans-repaymentIt's a start but the threshold should be even lower at 18K around min wage. If students wish to study soft subjects at university, usually 3rd rate ones, and their qualifications don't qualify them for anything much better than menial work that shouldn't exempt them from repaying govt loans they've incurred, subsidised by the taxpayer. If students realised that they would have a financial obligation to service irrespective of employment status they might think twice about embarking on meaningless degrees which have no demand in the labour market. Are you saying that only certain degree subjects should be eligible for the Student "Loan" Scheme? If so, where will you draw the line? Would all Arts subjects be excluded? |
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Post by tiptoes on Oct 1, 2021 16:25:23 GMT
www.theguardian.com/money/2021/sep/27/students-in-england-irate-over-reports-of-early-loans-repaymentIt's a start but the threshold should be even lower at 18K around min wage. If students wish to study soft subjects at university, usually 3rd rate ones, and their qualifications don't qualify them for anything much better than menial work that shouldn't exempt them from repaying govt loans they've incurred, subsidised by the taxpayer. If students realised that they would have a financial obligation to service irrespective of employment status they might think twice about embarking on meaningless degrees which have no demand in the labour market. Are you saying that only certain degree subjects should be eligible for the Student "Loan" Scheme? If so, where will you draw the line? Would all Arts subjects be excluded If a student from Souphales University graduating in Sociology and Gay Studies gets a well paid job in Marketing or whatever and has to repay a loan under the existing laws and another student from a plate glass institution with a degree in nuclear engineering ends up waiting tables then the latter should be under the same obligation to meet his/her debt as the former. |
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Post by flashblade on Oct 1, 2021 16:35:53 GMT
Are you saying that only certain degree subjects should be eligible for the Student "Loan" Scheme? If so, where will you draw the line? Would all Arts subjects be excluded If a student from Souphales University graduating in Sociology and Gay Studies gets a well paid job in Marketing or whatever and has to repay a loan under the existing laws and another student from a plate glass institution with a degree in nuclear engineering ends up waiting tables then the latter should be under the same obligation to meet his/her debt as the former. Your initial post was aimed at students taking 'soft subjects'. Now you're saying any graduate (whatever his degree), should have to repay their loan, whatever their salary. Are you sure this is what you mean? What 'wrong' are you trying to right here? BTW, we all know that it's not really a Loan scheme - it's a Graduate Tax scheme. |
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Post by tiptoes on Oct 1, 2021 17:03:46 GMT
As I said, any graduate earning over 18K whether their degree subject is hard or soft, although the latter is less marketable in the labour market, should be obliged to repay their loan.
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