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Should universities be held financially accountable if graduates, with degrees leading to lower income jobs, default on their student loans?

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Response rates from 6.2k Canada voters.

32%
Yes
68%
No
28%
Yes
53%
No
2%
Yes, but only if they are for profit universities
8%
No, we should instead focus on decreasing the cost of education
2%
Yes, make the liability proportional to the expected yearly income of the degree offered
3%
No, it is the student’s responsibility to manage their financial outcome
3%
No, and higher education should be free for everyone

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 @BDFWPJDfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

No, student loans are the incorrect way to fund schooling in the first place and government should offer opportunities for concurrent employment rather than loans. Also, students shouldn't pick stupid programs.

 @B4VB3F3from Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

Yes, and higher education should be free for everyone, make the liability proportional to the expected yearly income of the degree offered

 @B4RNJZYfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

No, but higher education should be free for all Canadian born students only. We should also be promoting the trades rather than everyone getting useless university degrees.

 @Leostarfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

This question is unclear. What does finanically accountable for a debt mean? Does the University owe that debt to another body? If so, No. they cannot become responsible for a student's financial situation. That is ridiculous so I cannot think that is what is meant by the question.

 @9HCP7QVfrom Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

No. It is the student’s responsiblity to manage their financial outcome. Student loans should be harder to acquire and only applicable to certain programs.

 @9H34J25from Alberta  answered…3yrs3Y

Stop the government from giving out student loans and universities will be forced to lower tuitions or have no students.

 @9FPKZXKfrom Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

I only dependent if the students can or can't pay for it.

 @9FP3QX2from Ontario  answered…3yrs3Y

University should never be paid. Paid university is a system that only serves to keep the lower class in poverty.

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