[geeks] Q: Regarding Linux in K-12 education

[gsm at mendelson.com]

On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 01:58:26PM -0500, Lionel Peterson wrote:

> If he has 10 years to pay them off, that's over $1,300/month to pay off 
> the principle (no interest)... Twenty years would be $700/month plus 
> interest...

Are student loans interest free? I thought they were subsidized, as in
having low interest rates, the difference being made up by the state
and Federal governments. 

>
> That's a lot Benjamins! (who was neither a president nor secretary of  
> state, shame on you, you Philly ex-pat! ;^)

You're right. There was something about Franklin issuing the first passport
on one that I had at one time, but now I think it was as ambassador, not
secretary of state.

Geoff.
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