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Special message from Michael Torpey: Game show dedicated to helping student loan borrowers

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    39hp
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    I'm pretty sure we've all read about or are at least aware of the truTV show called Paid Off whose premise is that contestants have a lot of student debt and the winnings will go not towards a...

    I'm pretty sure we've all read about or are at least aware of the truTV show called Paid Off whose premise is that contestants have a lot of student debt and the winnings will go not towards a vacation or car but towards that debt.

    I imagine the general knee jerk reaction was similar to mine which was, 'Oh look, we've monetized student debt -- again.'

    Then I read this open letter written by the show creator. I didn't realize that the reaction was what he was going for. I didn't realize he worked with Student Debt Crisis to develop the show. I think this is starting to turn me, at least a little, on the show.

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    1. HutchinsonianDemon
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      Ya, I saw the title and thought "next stop hunger games" but then I realized what better way to show America at large the sheer desperation the current generation feels than through a tv show that...

      Ya, I saw the title and thought "next stop hunger games" but then I realized what better way to show America at large the sheer desperation the current generation feels than through a tv show that highlites it?

      So many people dismiss these fears and say "just work harder, blah blah" without realizing how overwhelming it all is. It'll be much harder to do so when we can actually put a face to these stories.

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