May 18, 2012
Crowdsourcing the Student Loan Mess Huffington Post (blog) After all, Americans now owe over $1 trillion in student loan debt, more than they owe on their credit cards. As real wages for most American workers stagnate and full-time employment for recent grads becomes the exception rather than the norm, … and more
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May 18, 2012
Deseret News Cost of MBA teaches tough financial lesson Chicago Tribune Joe Mihalic wasn't thinking at all about how he was going to pay off student loans — which would end up totaling $101000 — when he was accepted to Harvard Business School.
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May 18, 2012
New York Times (blog) Congress should protect student loans Fremont Tribune Like many disputes in Congress, the standoff involving a hike in student loan rates is deeply partisan. Unlike some others, this one carries high stakes.
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May 18, 2012
New York Times (blog) Congress should protect student loans Fremont Tribune Like many disputes in Congress, the standoff involving a hike in student loan rates is deeply partisan. Unlike some others, this one carries high stakes
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May 18, 2012
Phony Student Loan Issue Obscures Real Fight Over Spending Town Hall Now Obama and Democrats in Congress are acting as if the rate returning to its usual level is an economic catastrophe for students .
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May 18, 2012
Phony Student Loan Issue Obscures Real Fight Over Spending Town Hall Now Obama and Democrats in Congress are acting as if the rate returning to its usual level is an economic catastrophe for students . It isn't. We're talking about a difference of $6 per month on new loans .
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May 18, 2012
Syracuse.com Opinion today: Democrats torpedoed student loan program Syracuse.com By The Post-Standard Robert Seaman, of Canastota, argues that Democrats delayed Republican efforts on federally subsidized student loans when it tied proposed legislation to President Barack Obama's health care program. Here is his letter: The late, ..
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May 18, 2012
The Saginaw News – MLive.com Congress must act to keep student loan interest rates from doubling (Viewpoint) The Saginaw News – MLive.com Across our state, Michigan students are graduating with mountains of student loan debt — more than $25000 per student on average — and high school graduates are being priced out of an opportunity to go to college. Having two children who graduated … Congress Attempts To Sneak Tax Increase Into Student Loan Bill Forbes Business tax hike rejected as way to ease student loans Houston Business Journal Ultimatum: Cut Health Care Or We'll Let Student Loan Rates Double Bob Englehart | Englehart’s View (blog) all 4 news articles
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May 18, 2012
Deseret News Student loans and the culture of entitlement The News Journal Concerning the “problem” of certain federal student loans , the two parties pretend to be at daggers drawn, skirmishing about how to “pay for” the “solution.” But a bipartisan consensus is congealing: Certain student borrowers – and eventually all … PostScript: Will, college loans and bipartisanship Washington Post (blog) all 55 news articles
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May 17, 2012
Deseret News There's too much bipartisanship — student loans , for example The Seattle Times The two parties soon will pretend that it is a matter of high principle for the government to “pay for” $6 billion in student loans while borrowing $1 trillion this year, writes George F. Will.
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