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GreatGazoo

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4. It is always curious when they poll a question for which the facts can be known

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Sun Nov 30, 2025, 05:02 PM

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In other words, NBC could, in effect, look in the back of the "teacher's edition" and tell us whether student debt for a 4-year degree plus interest plus the 4-years of missed income is more or less than the amount of additional income a degree generates over the lifetime of the debtor. But they don't. They make the story about beliefs rather than facts.

As the saying goes "Facts kill discussions."

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It is always curious when they poll a question for which the facts can be known GreatGazoo Sunday #4

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