Bailout bill fails

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

O.K, sure someone with the skills set of an 18 year old can do that(no sweat.) I don't see the direct connection between an 18 year old paying for his education (by working at Wendy's,) and skilled adults living off the money they actually make(instead of the credit they can possibly get.) Maybe the reason you don't want nut is because you're already 100% nut. Sometimes it seems you're so sheltered from the real world that you're just in your own lil world. No, I don't see low interest student loans the same way as I see high interest loans on over-priced cars and houses. Instead of bailing out people who offered bad loans, I'd much rather the treasury spend this money on student loans, correctly secured/insured loans, healthcare, national infrastructure, and the encouragement of the use of alternative energy sources. You talk about national strength a lot. There is nothing weakening this country more than the overuse of credit. A DOLLAR was once worth more than a Euro, and now it's not even worth 70% of a Euro. That's what we have done to our national currency by staying on this constant easy credit baby bottle. Seems to be this idea that we can only loan money through the same people that ripped the country off in the first place. I just don't agree with going back to that. That's the one thing you don't want to do(let the same greedy people in the financial sector be in charge of giving out loans again.) This is repeating the same mistake.

The only thing my post was about was you saying Obama wants to put people through college. I agree with you about the overuse of credit and all that blah blah blah you just said.

Just dont think Uncle Sam needs to be putting us through college. Its not too hard for someone with the drive to get a college education to put themself through school. Sure they will have to work hard, but that is a good thing. Community colleges are not expensive, and there are scholarships and loans available to tons of people. If you need to work full time and take night classes, so be it. At least you will feel a sense of accomplishment and learn valuable life lessons. Also parents can help their children out if the have the means (If and when I have children I would love nothing more than to have the savings to put them through school). I'm all for less government, less taxes, & more personal responsibility.