As resumption of educational debt repayment looms, more than 7 in 10 borrowers say they are taking on extra work, while half say they don't know whether they'll be able to make payments come October.
“Canada’s policies regarding student loans are similar to those in the US but injected with a small dose of compassion and critical thinking. The federal government provides up to 60 percent of a student’s tuition through the Canadian Student Loan Program (CSLP), while private lenders pick up the rest of the bill. All student loan payments are suspended until a student graduates and earns at least 25,000 CAD annually.”
That’s similar to ours. You don’t pay until you’re done. We don’t have a lower income range but 25k isn’t very much money. That’s below minimum wage in Canada.
@wintermute_oregon
Why would we have to limit the number of students?
edit to add – If businesses are paying ALL education costs there’s no reasons whatsoever to limit education.
Then why isn’t anyone else in the world doing it ? Because unit isn’t cost effective.
Also it isn’t the role of a business to pay for everything you want. That would bankrupt most companies overnight.
@wintermute_oregon
There are actually 24 countries that have free college education.
https://financesonline.com/free-college-education-statistics/
They don’t offer it to everyone. I’ve already addressed that. They control the numbers by standards. Something we don’t do in America.
A good example is Sweden. Their students come out owing almost as much as the average American.
https://www.bustedcubicle.com/advocacy/student-debt#:~:text=While Swedish universities don’t,the American figure of %2437%2C400.
@wintermute_oregon
Then do what Canada does.
It’s not that hard to find a better way than what America does now.
Canada is similar to us.
https://blog.gitnux.com/student-debt-in-canada-statistics/#:~:text=As of 2021%2C the average,Canadian students face upon graduation.
28k vs 37k with a us worker may more than the Canadian and paying less in taxes. So it’s a wash
@wintermute_oregon
The first link you posted says
“Canada’s policies regarding student loans are similar to those in the US but injected with a small dose of compassion and critical thinking. The federal government provides up to 60 percent of a student’s tuition through the Canadian Student Loan Program (CSLP), while private lenders pick up the rest of the bill. All student loan payments are suspended until a student graduates and earns at least 25,000 CAD annually.”
https://www.bustedcubicle.com/advocacy/student-debt
That’s similar to ours. You don’t pay until you’re done. We don’t have a lower income range but 25k isn’t very much money. That’s below minimum wage in Canada.
@wintermute_oregon
Canada does not have a national minimum wage.
I know that because I live here.
edit to add – … and my income last year was less than $15k.