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Originally Posted by Degausser

Some of the facts here are undeniable, but my question is; how would we escape from such a system if in fact it truly is as influential as the movie suggests?

The answer to your question is that we cant realistically escape it as a whole, nor should we as the few smart individuals want to.

Unless you plan on going into politics and have even greater amount of luck than obama on your side, it is almost not worth your time to bother yourself with bringing change to the system. As cynical as it seems, I've just conceded that it’s more worth ones time to simply operate within it, as that’s just reality of the situation.

As far the only thing you can change, yourself, you assumed goal is to not just be another rat running with the rest of the pack, right? Its not that hard, you just gotta be smart and recognize opportunity. Instead of sulking about the present economy and high college loans, do what some of the more opportunist few of us have done: go to a junior college.

Not sure about you but in California two years of community college cost me about the same as one 10 week quarter costs me at my current University. The difficulty is infinitely easier there so it would give you more time to get strait A's as well find a way to get money. In your case it would be to get a job, or in my case, be one to start a small consulting firm. And when you take out loans, and instead of bitching about having to pay them, think of them as the easiest and best way to establish an excellent credit and FICO score, something which will benefit you tremendously in the future when you want to say, take out funds to start your own business.

With all the money you make in this time, find a good investment for it. In my case was at first the stock market, but have since found myself more attracted to the more sure housing. When you go to college instead of living on campus with the other rats (as I am currently), see the opportunity in the situation.
Massive foreclosures + 850 billion bailout of additional mortgages = unprecedented amounts of opportunities. There have been unbelievable amounts of short sale foreclosures in my neighboring upscale beach city La Jolla, CA. It means that with enough money and help, one can be bought and lived in as well as rented out. When the amount of rent incoming is more than the mortgage you pay, they are effectively paying you to live there. Add to the equation that housing prices will very likely be back on the rise in 5+ years, what you have is a sound investment.

As far as school: if you can graduate in 1 year after transfer and the average salary for someone with your degree is three times the amount of the entire time you spend at that college, the result is in effect getting paid a lot of money to go to college.

so to answer your question, "how would we escape from such a system?"

Get the system to work for you and become one of the people who doesn't want the system to change.

We all have our own current day situations and can have our own immediate interpretations and reactions to a film like this, but in the end the lesson to be learned here is in the end: it just goes in one ear, out the other. Play the game as if nothing is going to change but yourself

Sorry about that. I started off answering your question but I soon realized I was diarrhea’ing out a darkhorse candidate idea for my MBA application letter in my head while watching.

Also, btw: Michigan sucks cock. Ohio State Buckeyes for life.
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