• joekar1990@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    The way student loans are structured you can’t not pay them. Don’t pay your loans and default, we’ll get your wages garnished. You get a tax refund normally, well they’ll take that. Oh you are on government assistance well they’ll cut the amount you get. Want to declare bankruptcy sorry still gotta pay the loan.

    It will only be worse for incoming freshmen since the rates will now be between 5.50-8.05% last I saw.

    No matter what people who lent money for student loans will get paid unless the whole system changes and judging by those in charge there is a snowflakes chance in hell that happens unfortunately.

      • jeanofthedead
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        1 year ago

        I don’t think your debt disappears if you expatriate.

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            Depends on where you’re disappearing to, and how smart your lenders are – many countries cooperate with foreign debt enforcement.

            In Sweden for example, a foreign lender can apply for debt enforcement with our national enforcement agency (Kronofogden). They then handle it the same as domestic debt by garnishing your wages or confiscating your property for example.

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              1 year ago

              Can’t garnish me or take my things if I expatriate and just become homeless. Checkmate government!

        • waraukaeru@kbin.social
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          You can get on income-based repayment. You have no American income, so you pay nothing. Eventually the debt is cancelled, as long as you don’t move back.