Student debt relief program articles
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Student debt is bad, student debt bailouts are worse
Student debt, a new Gallup report shows, is making it harder for young people to reach key life milestones. According to a Gallup survey of over 14,000 adults, over 70% of people say student debt has “delayed major life events” including moving out of their parents’ home, getting married, and having a child. Strikingly, there […]
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Student loan borrowers face Tuesday deadline for debt cancelation program
To be eligible, borrowers with any of four types of federally managed loans must consolidate them by April 30.
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Letters to the Editor: Of course the GOP opposes student debt relief. Educated voters aren't good for it
To the editor: Columnist Michael Hiltzik asks a question on student loan debt relief that is fundamental to the direction of this country and should dominate economic policy in the 2024 election. ("Are Republicans who got pandemic debt relief hypocrites for complaining about student debt relief? Yes," column, April 16) For far too long, Republicans have maligned any form of student debt relief under the guise that it cost the taxpayers in order to fund "worthless gender studies degrees." They...