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    • CutlasshoundC
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      Sometimes people slip through the system. Happened to a few mates of mine. Sorry to hear it old chap!

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      I ain't got time to bleed.

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      • GilesG
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        That could be because I was the Account Director at the Student Loans Company when the original IT system went live….. 😶 😶

        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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        • Megatron1505M
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          I didn't get caught because I rather cleverly pay my pension and all our child care cost by salary sacrifice, therefore reducing my declared wage below the repayment threshold.

          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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          • CutlasshoundC
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            Then that sucks double time old chap!

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            I ain't got time to bleed.

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            • CutlasshoundC
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              On a plus note, could be a fine excuse to consume even more rum/beer?

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              I ain't got time to bleed.

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              • Megatron1505M
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                Yeh, it doesn't quite make us paupers but my next faberge egg purchase might be delayed  😠

                Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                • den1mheadD
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                  ^I think its bloody ridiculous that you have to get a student loan in the first place. The system should invest in people committed to further learning in the knowledge that these individuals would put a return on the investment once their studies are complete. I too feel for you Mega  😞

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                  • SeulS
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                    @den1mhead:

                    …in the knowledge that these individuals would put a return on the investment

                    It's a bloody miracle he's not having to pay 1000 quid a week…

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                    • JCMx800J
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                      Big props to my parents.
                      2,5 years ago I decided to go back to school (full time) to become some kind of social worker. I did not a penny for it. But my parents gave me a roof and food + some bucks for the everyday fun. That's the reason why I work also on the weekends besides school and my unpaid internship.

                      Mega, I feel with you. It sucks so hard to want education but pay so much for it.

                      Les Paul -> ProCo Rat -> Super HardOn -> JCM800 Low Input
                      XXX

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                      • GilesG
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                        That's random love…..

                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        • DionD
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                          I can absolutely relate, you get nearly zero support if you want to educate yourself more but guess who's first on the porch when you are able to make a decent amount of money because of it? Exactly, when it comes to taxes the government is not so shy anymore.

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                          • ChrisC
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                            Lol.  Call me when your student loan payments are 80% of your mortgage payments.

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                            • AnesthetistA
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                              @Chris:

                              Lol.  Call me when your student loan payments are 80% of your mortgage payments.

                              I pay well over 150% of my mortgage in student loan payments….

                              IG: bluehandsslim

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                              • ChrisC
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                                @Anesthetist:

                                I pay well over 150% of my mortgage in student loan payments….

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                                • BobB
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                                  In the US the university system is a huge profit machine. A "college degree" is now the 13th grade. Most students graduate with debt payments ranging from annoying to staggering.

                                  Employers stopped caring from whence came my degree after my very first job, post-graduation. The best education I ever got was the reading I did myself when young, language training, and typing. In fact, my typing class may be the most beneficial class of all as regards preparation for life in the real world. Sad commentary.

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                                  • louisboscoL
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                                    ^ just wondering. is the uni education system in the US deregulated?

                                    in australia, they were thinking of deregulating the system. and all around there have been protest that 'our education is not for profit'

                                    "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                    • BobB
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                                      There is a degree of regulation, but the "get off my land" crowd in the flyover land makes sure the cards are stacked in favor of the profit machine. Medical care and education have, for the most part, been handed to the "free market" in the US.

                                      …but, but, but capitalism ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        I got BSc in The Economics of Industry & Trade from London School of Economics.  Never once in my career have I been asked if I have a degree or what grade it was (luckily…...)....

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                        • DougNgD
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                                          Does anyone else want to slam heads into concrete when bro science is passed off as real science?

                                          Because "the internet in general" is not a real credible source of information…

                                          I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                                          • DougNgD
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                                            Btw, what prompted this rant was someone telling me that my labrador has brown coloring in it's fur because it's gluten intolerant.

                                            I have Rottweilers

                                            I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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