LikesBallsDeep t1_itlwnep wrote
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PSLF is mostly a scam. GF was a doctor that was promised PSLF for working at a hospital with underprivileged patients. 9 years into it they kicked her out for 'making too much money' one year.
grizybaer t1_itm2cw3 wrote
Lots of doctors in my circles making 300k+ and qualifying for PSLF. Income has nothing to do it with it.
LikesBallsDeep t1_itmggr5 wrote
This was several years ago. Rules changed recently to be a lot more lenient because only 7000 people had managed to get relief previously.
Maybe she was incorrectly kicked off and could have fought it.
But by that point she was so sick of paying federal loans at the insane rate when she could refinance to private at 2% interest that she just did that.
Yeah, under the new guidelines and knowing student loan forgiveness was coming, maybe thing should have been different. In 2019, she just got slapped in the face that after working toward this for almost a decade and accruing interest at the high Federal rate she wasn't going to get it and just gave up.
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LikesBallsDeep t1_itlxppv wrote
Meh, she'll get by. But being in your late 30s and still paying student loans sucks.
You keep saying PSLF as if it's some great solution, but I'm giving you an example of why professionals don't want to go through the shit required to get PSLF.
You just don't want to hear it. Fine, but then suck it the fuck up when you wonder why you can't get a doctors appointment or anyone to represent you in court.
LOL, who do you think is losing here? The professionals will be fine. You'll be left crying you can't get their service for free and facing the consequences.
What makes you think it's OK to basically scam the few intelligent, hard working people that are giving up more money to work for underserved communities like you want, by fucking them over? And could you maybe imagine some longer term consequences of PSLF getting this reputation, maybe on future professionals deciding whether to pursue it?
[deleted] t1_itlz9ys wrote
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LikesBallsDeep t1_itmgobo wrote
Lol, you may be a lawyer, but economics still escapes you.
Nobody's in a position to be picky about taking those that want the job vs those that want the deal, when even both groups combined aren't anywhere near meeting the demand.
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OverlordXenu t1_itm799e wrote
going to med school can cost like a million dollars. the payments on that can make $300k look like $40k.
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