• @[email protected]
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    2210 months ago

    The interest rate on my federal direct student loans is 6.8% on half of them (undergrad) and ~9% on the other half (graduate), iirc.

    • @Kecessa
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      2210 months ago

      God damn fuck that’s ridiculous

        • @Kecessa
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          210 months ago

          Oh I know, per capita more than double the next first world nation and that doesn’t count private insurance.

          • @[email protected]
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            210 months ago

            It’s outrageous. My employer pays around $1,200 per month for my insurance. I pay another $400 per month. Then I pay for all medical services until I’ve spent $6,000 - on service - monthly premium payments don’t count. Then insurance covers 80% of medical expenses after that. Unless we’re talking about my kids. I have to spend $16,000 out of pocket before insurance starts to pay for their stuff.