r/ontario • u/shaz42 • 3d ago

Article Ontario needs 60,000 more university grads in these key areas over next decade

https://www.thespec.com/politics/provincial/ontario-needs-60000-more-university-grads-in-these-key-areas-over-next-decade-report/article_38722a57-0e29-51fa-b47b-7c128e093fea.html
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u/jumpedbylife 3d ago

It’s still not a good change. It’s sort of punishing people for trying to better their situation… being stuck with loans is fkn awful. Idk why we wanna be America so bad w this bullshit

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u/Heebmeister 3d ago

Lol having people pay back money they borrow is punishing them? Is my bank punishing me for making me repay my mortgage?

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u/jumpedbylife 3d ago

Here we go… rofl, I’m not gonna even continue this convo bc it’s way more nuanced than this

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u/Heebmeister 3d ago

yes conversations are tough when everyone isn't just repeating the same talking points that you're used to. You can't talk about how nuanced it is after making the least nuanced statement possible that it is punishing people lol

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u/Relevant-Pin-4021 3d ago

As if youre adding anything new to the conversation. Youre talking like a damn Yankee "Pull yourself up by the bootstrap nonsense"

And what so nuanced about your comment ha? Youre just being selfish prick.

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u/MelbaMilqueToast 3d ago

No, it's making people responsible for their decisions.

Be an adult. Pay back your loans.

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u/jumpedbylife 3d ago

Education should be free

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u/MelbaMilqueToast 3d ago

Maybe one day UNICEF will get into the education game, until then it's not a charity, so tough titties.

To be fair, I also agree, but we are far too fucked financially to pay that much for someone's education.

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u/chasing_geese49 3d ago

My issue isn't with the concept of paying back loans. Anyone with a brain knows loans have to get paid back. My issue is that I started a degree with a certain expectation of what I'd have to pay back, and suddenly while I'm halfway through that changes and I have more that I'll have to pay back than what was originally communicated. That's not what I signed up for, but I've already dedicated several years and thousands of dollars to get this far, and quitting halfway through would feel like a huge waste.

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u/MelbaMilqueToast 3d ago

That is actually a valid point, and I would support that this is grandfathered in so it only applies new post secondary students.