https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/11/16/o ... ook.com%2F
essentially, if this passes the senate, full-time grad assistants like me that live off of less than $16k/yr after taxes will now have to live off of less than $9k/yr, essentially making finishing a phd impossible without being independently wealthy or going into massive debt, and basically forcing ~%50 of phd students in my field out as they are international thus ineligible for loans. So, I may well be taking on a shit ton of debt next fall, assuming I'm eligible.
anyone with college loans of any sort is fucked too, in other ways
senate version of the bill features tax breaks for private aircraft, as a fun fact
how fucked would you be with this dusto?
fuck everyone in the GOP with a knife
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Re: fuck everyone in the GOP with a knife
our country is running after the US like a fucking child. We see the same things happening.
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Re: fuck everyone in the GOP with a knife
yeah i read about the grad funding issue a couple of weeks ago. the current tax plan eliminates the student loan interest deduction too which is just super fuckin' rad, goes along nicely with them eliminating the public service loan forgiveness program (which, to be fair was designed to ensure almost nobody would get their loans forgiven, but it'd still be better to have it than not)
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Re: fuck everyone in the GOP with a knife
not, like, immensely fuckedLavabug wrote:how fucked would you be with this dusto?
but no longer being able to deduct student loan payments would be a hindrance for sure. it's a small enough deduction as it is
basically i will have to get even more creative with our taxes
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Re: fuck everyone in the GOP with a knife
better call saul
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i am not surprised that this passed
i will not be surprised when the version that comes out of reconciliation is more terrible than either the house or senate plan individually
i will not be surprised when the version that comes out of reconciliation is more terrible than either the house or senate plan individually