Student Debt: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN mostly references it in passing when student loans and predatory colleges come up, with one commenter recommending the veterans benefits section.
What it is
John Oliver covers student debt and the for-profit colleges that push students into it, including Corinthian-style schools and ITT Tech. It is a segment from Last Week Tonight.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2015 to 2017.
What Hacker News said
Recommends Sir_Substance · 2015-06 · on “Why I Defaulted on My Student Loans”
Assuming you're serious and not just a shill: [this video] Watch that to the end (or at least the end of the veteran benefits bit), and then get back to us.
Cites TeMPOraL · 2015-02 · on “Students refuse to pay back loans to failed for-profit college”
Isn't this the same college John Oliver criticized recently for their "quality education"? [this video] "We went to the museum of Scientology for our psychiatric rotation"...
Critical mejin · 2017-10 · on “FCC Moves to End TV-Newspaper Ownership Ban”
I've been a bit busy but here it is. (BTW: is there a way to get HN to notify you when someone comments?) I will be talking about [this video] Student Debt. 1:11 Student debt is bad because they will sue you in court. : Well of course they will. Its not like they can take away your car if you stop paying your debt. 3:30 Why did student loans increase so much? States slashed funding for higher institutions causing colleges to increase tuition. : Or maybe because more people are eligible for student loans. Having the government back student loans is linked to the increase in tuition according to this: [LINK] 5:16 Students at for profit schools account for 31% of student loans having just 13% of the