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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...vernment-loan-program/?utm_term=.91d56784fb8e

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said this week she plans to appoint Arthur Wayne Johnson, the chief executive of a private student loan company, to run the federal government’s trillion-dollar financial aid operations.

Rather, DeVos praised a dissertation Johnson, 61, completed last year through a weekend PhD program at Mercer University in Atlanta.

Johnson’s dissertation, titled “Eyes Wide Shut: Understanding Private Student Loan Indebtedness,” explored whether students have adequate “decision-making competence” to take on major debt commitments, especially through private loans that have less favorable repayment options, according to a portion of the 159-page document that is available online.

“DeVos just appointed someone to run what is essentially one of the five largest banks in the country and the only thing we know about his views on the subject is [his] dissertation,” he said. “Going from possibly running a school system with 44,000 students to an office that serves 43 million borrowers is a heck of a jump. Kind of like interviewing for a minor league job and then getting asked to coach the Golden State Warriors.”

 

[liquidtmd]

 

[Buckle]

Friendly reminder to never forget to boo her in public.

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

If she was in my country (Costa Rica), all teachers would be on a strike till she was removed. And believe me, she would not last here more than a few weeks.

 

[Angelus Errare]

If she was in my country (Costa Rica), all teachers would be on a strike till she was removed. And believe me, she would not last here more than a few weeks.

In America that kind of protesting is frowned upon and shamed. It's better to compromise and meet in the middle or something.

 

[Professional Enthusiast]

Eh, who needs an edumacation anyway?

 

[Linkura]

If she was in my country (Costa Rica), all teachers would be on a strike till she was removed. And believe me, she would not last here more than a few weeks.

That's a pretty good idea.

 

[Sony]

I've watched videos of her as a nominee and as a secretary. How someone as ignorant and uneducated as her became secretary of education is mind boggling. She's rediculously unqualified.

 

[SparkleMotion]

I've watched videos of her as a nominee and as a secretary. How someone as ignorant and uneducated as her became secretary of education is mind boggling. She's rediculously unqualified.

Well, she's incredibly wealthy.

 

[Pixeluh]

In America that kind of protesting is frowned upon and shamed. It's better to compromise and meet in the middle or something.

Will the government even attempt to compromise to meet the citizens requests?

 

[ultracal31]

I've watched videos of her as a nominee and as a secretary. How someone as ignorant and uneducated as her became secretary of education is mind boggling. She's rediculously unqualified.

You see money...and bears...

Money

 

[MonorailCat]

Well, she's incredibly wealthy.

And Trump says he doesn't want a poor person in charge.
Because money == qualification. All rich people are really really smurt and have good thinking. The best thinking.

 

[RPGCrazied]

Well, she's incredibly wealthy.

Well, she bought this position. You should see how much she has given to Republican Senators.

 

[Apdiddy]

As if Nancy Grace is bad enough, we got another asshole from my university messing things up.

And where I went the total tuition is $49,393 in 2017. When I went to school there, it was less than that -- at 28000. Then it jumped up twice in two years and was $33,000 by the time I graduated.

And many students I knew had to take out private loans (myself included) just to go there.

Now we got someone who has no business running FSA.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Will the government even attempt to compromise to meet the citizens requests?

They have no reason to, most citizens are completely fine with the state of things.

 

[Escape Goat]

 

[Deleted member 13876]

Mercer University as in Cambridge Analytica Mercer?

Edit: scratch that

 

[Maintenance]

What could possibly go wrong.

 

[akira28]

We just need a history button tied to an undo button in 2024.

 

[gaiages]

I can't even pretend to be shocked anymore

 

[Condom]

We just need a history button tied to an undo button in 2024.

>Restart game? All unsaved progress since 'Obama end of term 2016' will be lost.

[YES] NO

 

[Emperor_Uriel]

If she was in my country (Costa Rica), all teachers would be on a strike till she was removed. And believe me, she would not last here more than a few weeks.

I'm guessing that, in Costa Rica, people still respect teachers at least a basic level.

Here, a sizable number of parents and politicians can't wait to see educational professionals replaced by robots.

 

[LinkAndEpona]

Isn't this called a conflict of interest?

 

[SS4Gogita]

I... actually don't mind this pick?

I want to shit on Betsy DeVos as much as the next guy, but if the worst you can say about this guy is that he's inexperienced, I'd take that over evil.

I haven't read completely through his dissertation, but he says a lot of stuff that makes sense, as mentioned in the OP (people don't fully understand the costs associated with making student loan payments, schools using this lack of knowledge to raise tuition as much as they can every year, that kind of stuff).

I tried to find more information about the company he runs to see what people say about it, but I couldn't find much of anything for whatever reason.

 

[akira28]

I... actually don't mind this pick?

I want to shit on Betsy DeVos as much as the next guy, but if the worst you can say about this guy is that he's inexperienced, I'd take that over evil.

I haven't read completely through his dissertation, but he says a lot of stuff that makes sense, as mentioned in the OP (people don't fully understand the costs associated with making student loan payments, schools using this lack of knowledge to raise tuition as much as they can every year, that kind of stuff).

I tried to find more information about the company he runs to see what people say about it, but I couldn't find much of anything for whatever reason.

this is how they get ya. you forget what competence looks like, years later you're just glad they're not burning homes and locking you up.

 

[D i Z]

If she was in my country (Costa Rica), all teachers would be on a strike till she was removed. And believe me, she would not last here more than a few weeks.

You don't know who her brother is, do you?

 

[Sylas]

If she was in my country (Costa Rica), all teachers would be on a strike till she was removed. And believe me, she would not last here more than a few weeks.

Population of Costa Rica: 4.808 Million
Population of US: 321.4 Million

It's counterproductive to say, "Well in my country..." when your country has a fraction of our population. Yes, it'd be nice if all of our teachers when on strike. No, it's not physically possible.

 

[excelsiorlef]

In America that kind of protesting is frowned upon and shamed. It's better to compromise and meet in the middle or something.

Nana Ruth needs her GED

 

[Marvie_3]

Fuck this shit

 

[The Last Wizard]

Protests would definitely get some balls moving but people don't wanna put work in.