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this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2024
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Doing illegal drugs is at least as dumb a choice as getting into debt to get an education.
When drugs wear off, you are good to go...
Student debt is life changing if you can't get a job to pay them back
The illegal part is key to it being at least as stupid. A drug conviction can change your life just as surely as student debt.
🤡 or just a boomer?
The presented scenario was comparing not forgiving loans to not releasing people for drug convictions. I don't see how you can say going into debt for an education was a poorer choice than risking a conviction and jail time for weed.