[Fletch]

[quote=HLS]Former…
There are still people hanging on to what they bought at an inflated price but don’t want to sell because they don’t want to lose money. Sound familiar ?
Sadly for them, they don’t even know what the wash rule is and that the govt will share in their loss.
..HLS[/quote]

Can you elaborate what you mean by the govt sharing in their loss? I sold my house (primary residence) at a loss and could not find any way to deduct this…

[Fletch]

[quote=HLS]Former…
There are still people hanging on to what they bought at an inflated price but don’t want to sell because they don’t want to lose money. Sound familiar ?
Sadly for them, they don’t even know what the wash rule is and that the govt will share in their loss.
..HLS[/quote]

Can you elaborate what you mean by the govt sharing in their loss? I sold my house (primary residence) at a loss and could not find any way to deduct this…

[Fletch]

[quote=HLS]Former…
There are still people hanging on to what they bought at an inflated price but don’t want to sell because they don’t want to lose money. Sound familiar ?
Sadly for them, they don’t even know what the wash rule is and that the govt will share in their loss.
..HLS[/quote]

Can you elaborate what you mean by the govt sharing in their loss? I sold my house (primary residence) at a loss and could not find any way to deduct this…

[Fletch]

[quote=HLS]Former…
There are still people hanging on to what they bought at an inflated price but don’t want to sell because they don’t want to lose money. Sound familiar ?
Sadly for them, they don’t even know what the wash rule is and that the govt will share in their loss.
..HLS[/quote]

Can you elaborate what you mean by the govt sharing in their loss? I sold my house (primary residence) at a loss and could not find any way to deduct this…

[Fletch]

[quote=HLS]Former…
There are still people hanging on to what they bought at an inflated price but don’t want to sell because they don’t want to lose money. Sound familiar ?
Sadly for them, they don’t even know what the wash rule is and that the govt will share in their loss.
..HLS[/quote]

Can you elaborate what you mean by the govt sharing in their loss? I sold my house (primary residence) at a loss and could not find any way to deduct this…

[Fletch]

I agree about the student loans.. but how does the rest play out?

Fewer loans -> fewer applicants
Fewer applicants -> lower income for the university
Lower income -> budget/infrastructure cuts
– or –
Lower income -> Decrease in tuition
Decrease in tuition -> more applicants

I guess I still can’t see what the analog to foreclosure is for a university.

As a side observation, I also wouldn’t be surprised if the industry that has sprung up around college savings plans hasn’t also helped drive costs sky high. People have been conditioned to believe that college education will keep getting more expense and that you have to start saving -now- (while your child is still sleeping in the clear-plastic bin at the hospital) or be priced out forever.

[Fletch]

I agree about the student loans.. but how does the rest play out?

Fewer loans -> fewer applicants
Fewer applicants -> lower income for the university
Lower income -> budget/infrastructure cuts
– or –
Lower income -> Decrease in tuition
Decrease in tuition -> more applicants

I guess I still can’t see what the analog to foreclosure is for a university.

As a side observation, I also wouldn’t be surprised if the industry that has sprung up around college savings plans hasn’t also helped drive costs sky high. People have been conditioned to believe that college education will keep getting more expense and that you have to start saving -now- (while your child is still sleeping in the clear-plastic bin at the hospital) or be priced out forever.

[Fletch]

I agree about the student loans.. but how does the rest play out?

Fewer loans -> fewer applicants
Fewer applicants -> lower income for the university
Lower income -> budget/infrastructure cuts
– or –
Lower income -> Decrease in tuition
Decrease in tuition -> more applicants

I guess I still can’t see what the analog to foreclosure is for a university.

As a side observation, I also wouldn’t be surprised if the industry that has sprung up around college savings plans hasn’t also helped drive costs sky high. People have been conditioned to believe that college education will keep getting more expense and that you have to start saving -now- (while your child is still sleeping in the clear-plastic bin at the hospital) or be priced out forever.

[Fletch]

I agree about the student loans.. but how does the rest play out?

Fewer loans -> fewer applicants
Fewer applicants -> lower income for the university
Lower income -> budget/infrastructure cuts
– or –
Lower income -> Decrease in tuition
Decrease in tuition -> more applicants

I guess I still can’t see what the analog to foreclosure is for a university.

As a side observation, I also wouldn’t be surprised if the industry that has sprung up around college savings plans hasn’t also helped drive costs sky high. People have been conditioned to believe that college education will keep getting more expense and that you have to start saving -now- (while your child is still sleeping in the clear-plastic bin at the hospital) or be priced out forever.

[Fletch]

I agree about the student loans.. but how does the rest play out?

Fewer loans -> fewer applicants
Fewer applicants -> lower income for the university
Lower income -> budget/infrastructure cuts
– or –
Lower income -> Decrease in tuition
Decrease in tuition -> more applicants

I guess I still can’t see what the analog to foreclosure is for a university.

As a side observation, I also wouldn’t be surprised if the industry that has sprung up around college savings plans hasn’t also helped drive costs sky high. People have been conditioned to believe that college education will keep getting more expense and that you have to start saving -now- (while your child is still sleeping in the clear-plastic bin at the hospital) or be priced out forever.

[Fletch]

So anyone want to take a stab at the exact mechanism that pops the education bubble? How does tuition go from being high… to not.

There is so much infrastructure on college campuses these days …. whole departments which are the equivalent of granite countertops. If the bubble is to pop, what happens to these?

[Fletch]

So anyone want to take a stab at the exact mechanism that pops the education bubble? How does tuition go from being high… to not.

There is so much infrastructure on college campuses these days …. whole departments which are the equivalent of granite countertops. If the bubble is to pop, what happens to these?

[Fletch]

So anyone want to take a stab at the exact mechanism that pops the education bubble? How does tuition go from being high… to not.

There is so much infrastructure on college campuses these days …. whole departments which are the equivalent of granite countertops. If the bubble is to pop, what happens to these?

[Fletch]

So anyone want to take a stab at the exact mechanism that pops the education bubble? How does tuition go from being high… to not.

There is so much infrastructure on college campuses these days …. whole departments which are the equivalent of granite countertops. If the bubble is to pop, what happens to these?

[Fletch]

So anyone want to take a stab at the exact mechanism that pops the education bubble? How does tuition go from being high… to not.

There is so much infrastructure on college campuses these days …. whole departments which are the equivalent of granite countertops. If the bubble is to pop, what happens to these?

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