2016 Presidential Election: Student Debt – Learn Liberty

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lass=”” >Forgiving student debt and increasing education subsidies are popular ideas on the campaign trail this year.

But what would happen if the United States actually forgave student debt?

Would the loans just vanish into thin air?

Would tuition prices start falling at last?

Would universities stop spending so much on bureaucrats and climbing walls?

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How Do We Break the Cycle of Higher Tuition and More Debt? (Video): You know the story; perhaps you’ve lived it: Promising kid goes to college and works hard and accumulates a lot of student debt. She graduates. She looks for a job and can’t find one. She now can’t pay off her debt. This all-too-common scenario is unacceptable, and something very specific is to blame. http://www.learnliberty.org/videos/ho…
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Is Student Loan Forgiveness a Good Idea? (video): At a time when more people are defaulting on their student loans than ever, Prof. Daniel Lin explores the surprising pros and cons of just forgiving all the debt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Q1U…
5 Things to Ask Yourself Before You Go to Grad School (article): Sage advice from the Learn Liberty team on how to make the right investments and avoid getting into more debt than you need to. http://www.learnliberty.org/blog/5-th…

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