The Beast That Swallows Its Young

Consider defaulting on your college loans.

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Is this fruition of my college years,
arriving in an envelope, business-size,
Sallie Mae Corporation letterhead?
This is to inform you that you
havent made a payment on your loan
since the winter of, italicized, 1997.

If at this time you cannot make
the monthly payment we set,
youll be required to remit to us
the balance in full.
You know, I dont think Ill pay—
what kind of fool
would feed the beast that swallows its young?
Would feed the beast that swallows its young?

Clearly, eightteen isnt old enough to drink
but old enough to sign a promissary
interesting.
Military? Sure, join up.

And who can put a pricetag
on a top-notch education?
How about $50,000? $80,000? Well, thats
just for the textbooks.

But what exactly is the consequence
should I refuse to pay?
Is there still a Dickensian debtors prison?
Oh, there isnt? Well

If at this time you cannot make
the monthly payment we set,
well be required to revoke what every citizen fears:
your card for digging your hole deeper in debt
to the beast that swallows its young,
to feed the beast that swallows its young.

Everyone must go to university.
Without a good degree,
how will you pay the lenders
who staked you while attending university?
And everyone must grow the university.

This is to inform you that Ill never make a payment.
This is to inform you that Ill never make a payment
to the beast that swallows its young.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• Student
• loan
• College
• debt
• school
• education
• university
• sallie
• mae
• ukulele
• kresling
• folk

[szeunit]

Haha, I re-revisited this video again :) it's still amazing, matt kresling I'm not sure if you remember this but you messaged me in 2009 saying that we should make this an annual thing. Well happy new years and I guess it's more of a bi-annual (is that the correct term?) thing now.

[kresling]

Happy anniversary.

[kresling]

I'm a sucker, but you're an accountant.

[ChuckyJJCthulhu]

@mdstueve

Listen fool, I also graduated debt-free, but with an easy major and a big scholarship. My friends had tougher majors in engineering, no time to work, and not so lucky to get a scholarship- and not born rich, so no choice but the student loans.

The student-loan industry in US is just one asinine racket that's wrecking a generation and the country. Other nations make sure students finish debt-free, which is why they're taking the lead while the USA goes banana republic.

[G58]

Everything government does is based on an accounting decision.

Response:

/NO CONTRACT/

Deal with it...

[DN0619]

this is great.

[bgtube]

Really good song... excellent production value... as @papakilatube says 'Prophetic'... An anthem for many of the 99% who have taken the struggle to the streets :)

[yeosch25i]

Wait, you mean to tell me that these Muthafuckers actually expect you to pay back money that you borrowed and promised to pay? I don't get it

[papakilatube]

Hey this is great. Prophetic, even. Cheers.

[iomanga]

It is not the federal government's job to protect you from your own stupidity.

[ATG0009]

"THE BEAST THAT SWALLOWS ITS YOUNG"= THE FEDERAL RESERVE!