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liveonearth ([personal profile] liveonearth) wrote2012-04-06 08:48 am

The Next Bubble: Student Loan Debt

Surging above $1 trillion, U.S. student loan debt has surpassed credit card and auto-loan debt. This debt explosion jeopardizes the fragile recovery, increases the burden on taxpayers and possibly sets the stage for a new economic crisis.

SOURCE
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2012/04/nations_student_loan_debts_thr.html

The Democratic minority on the House Education Committee and Workforce Committee released new figures showing that more than seven million students will incur an additional $6.3 billion in repayment costs for the 2012-2013 school year if student loan interest rates double on July 1.

[identity profile] madman101.livejournal.com 2012-04-06 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
thank goodness mine were dismissed - but i really feel so bad for all the students having to deal with this

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