# Education 529 savings plans.... A good idea or another way to siphon off middle class wealth?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 19, 2013, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-529-savings-plans-a-good-idea-or-another-way-to-siphon-off-middle-class-wealth/663991 "2013-07-19T23:57:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/education-529-savings-plans-a-good-idea-or-another-way-to-siphon-off-middle-class-wealth/663991/41 "2013-07-24T15:11:52Z")

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I stand corrected - though I’ll note that student loans are not dischargeable in bankruptcy (for the most part), unlike an HE credit line.

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