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0 pointsEkaros4y ago0 comments

Should we bail out 18 year olds making other bad decisions. Let say entering some type of illegal business. Or maybe just maxing out credit-cards, payday loans and so on and gambling all that money?

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lostdog4y ago

Yes, and for all adults we should too.

It shouldn't be possible to take out so much debt on such bad terms that you fuck up your life. Bankruptcy should be available for these cases, and lenders should be responsible for checking that an applicant is capable of paying back a loan.

soared4y ago

We have protections around those things so kids don’t do them. With student loans we have the exact opposite of protections.

s1artibartfast4y ago

I'm pretty sure we don't have protections against cc debt. An 18 year old can get 10 cards and run up 100k debt

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