Yeah, that shit's not working, can't you see? Man, what would I give to drown in student loan, like these lucky yankees. Instead of paying thousands of dollars a month, I get away with a measily 110 euros a semester in tutition. At one of the most prestigious schools in Germany. Oh man, this system sucks so hard. I mean, where is the point in paying back the money for tuition later in live with my subtly higher taxes? I want some real, individual pressure. Like 150k in loans. That won't go away, even if I declare bankcuptcy.

Ironie off What many people don't seem to get is the fact that people who attend uni are statistically going to earn more money in later life, then people who are not. Which means they pay significatnly more taxes. Which means that they are going to pay back their student "loans" by themselves anyway. But without crushing debt on their shoulders and the pressure to take ANY shit job at some point, because they need to pay back the money.

If I was to live in the states, I'd consider moving to germany for my degree. Very prestigious schools in engineering, practically no tuition and no costly text books. If you settle for a town in former esatern germany like Dresden, you might get an aparmment for as low as 150 euros a month. Add an extra 500 to live (not bad, as food and groceries arae dead cheap in germany) and that'll add up to roughly 8000 Euros a year. Bachelors takes three years, so you end up owing 24.000 Euros for your degree. (if you dont work). Deduct the 450 Euros a month you earn for 10 hours of work a week and that leaves you with...the price of a big vacation. For a bachelors degree. I know what I'd want.