Comment Re:Need more (Score 1) 576
I went to IKEA to outfit my liberry. Billy bookcases don't look bad and there are billions of them so odds are I will be able to find more if I need to expand.
Charging a higher interest rate for "credit-unworthy" people makes it more likely that they'll default, making it a self-fulfilling prophecy.
This is only true if you assume that people have no choice but to borrow. Young people have a choice. They can decide not to borrow an insane amount of money at an unaffordable interest rate. Higher interest is the market's way of signaling: "Are you SURE you want to borrow?" In most cases, if you can't afford the loan, there's a reason. Going to any college that you want isn't a right.
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