Ashley’s government blog post regarding student loan debt is
a topic close to my own heart. I also must pay for 100% of my college education
with student loans. It is a bitter-sweet opportunity being able to attend
school under the umbrella of debt. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity
to attend school, but having to go into so much debt to do it makes me feel
sick. I am, as I am sure so many others are, a single working adult that makes
just a few dollars an hour more than minimum wage. Almost every penny I make
goes towards living expenses such as rent, utilities, car insurance, gas,
groceries, etc. So, in order to better my situation in life, I must attend
school so that I can then hopefully one day get a better paying job. In order
to accomplish this I must take out thousands of dollars in loans. All of these
loans are constantly occurring interest, and to put the final proverbial nail
in the coffin, if I don’t score an awesome paying job out of school, well, let
us just say that my financial situation will then be a serious shit-storm.
So yes, I could not agree with you more. President Obama needs to seriously reconsider
his decision on vetoing that student loan interest rate bill, and if he carries
through with vetoing it, his assistance in helping to make higher education
more affordable would be helpful. I understand that higher education sets people
apart, and not everyone can get a degree, but the determining factor on whether
or not a person deserves a higher level of education and the obtaining of a
degree should not have anything to do with money, but with intelligence.
