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07-10-2018, 10:40 AM
Game show to pay off student loans is proof we live in a 'Hunger Games' dystopia
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You know that dystopia in which income inequality is so extreme that society invents a game show that forces the less wealthy people to fight one other for survival?
Nope, not The Hunger Games. We're talking about good, old, real-life America in 2018. You know, where unchecked capitalist greed has rendered higher education simultaneously unaffordable and a prerequisite to landing a decent job — leaving 44 million citizens in debt that toals over $1.3 trillion, according to The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/07/09/america-2018-if-they-win-this-game-show-young-people-can-have-their-student-debt-paid-off/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.374edbe41e40).
Jennifer Lawrence won't be able to save us from this waking nightmare though.*
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You know that dystopia in which income inequality is so extreme that society invents a game show that forces the less wealthy people to fight one other for survival?
Nope, not The Hunger Games. We're talking about good, old, real-life America in 2018. You know, where unchecked capitalist greed has rendered higher education simultaneously unaffordable and a prerequisite to landing a decent job — leaving 44 million citizens in debt that toals over $1.3 trillion, according to The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/07/09/america-2018-if-they-win-this-game-show-young-people-can-have-their-student-debt-paid-off/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.374edbe41e40).
Jennifer Lawrence won't be able to save us from this waking nightmare though.*
SEE ALSO: After Kennedy's retirement, are we entering 'Handmaid's Tale' territory? (https://mashable.com/2018/06/27/kennedy-supreme-court-handmaids-tale/) Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/07/09/paid-off-game-show-student-debt-loans-dystopia/)
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