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		pjscott on Aug 30, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AMA with Barack Obama The difference is who takes on the risk. With startup investment, the investors risk their money, and if the company dies, the investors take that loss. They do this because they can make a lot of money from the startups that make it big. With student loans, the risk lies with the student.

13rules on Aug 30, 2012 [–]

With the number of government-backed education loans that are defaulted on, you could also say the risk lies with the taxpayers.

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