A Boring Dystopia

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Millennials are watching monthly student loan payments skyrocket from $500 to $5000 under Trump: This will ‘crash the economy’ (fortune.com)

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think we should go much further: Being educated should be a JOB. We pay the students, so that they focus on learning. Provided this grade-based income is less than a "real" job, they will naturally migrate into the workforce.

This will undoubtedly require a major rethinking on what an economy is, how it works, and why it should exist in the first place. But I think we are close to American Capitalism being milked dead, so we should start thinking of new approaches for whatever is to come after the fall.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

That's an awesome idea! It would make it so much easier for people.