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notadmblnd

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28. So all of these publications are liars, and you are the expert? Yeah, Riiiiight.
Sun Feb 9, 2014, 04:32 PM
Feb 2014

News for government profits from student loans
The Independent

Schatz calls $66 billion in government profits from student loans 'troubling'
Hawaii Reporter ‎- 4 days ago
REPORT FROM OFFICE OF SENATOR SCHATZ - Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today called a new Government ...

Report: Government raked in $66 billion off student loans
West Hartford News‎ - 6 days ago

Government books $41.3 billion in student loan profits - USA Today
www.usatoday.com/story/...student-loan-profit/3696009/‎
USA Today
Nov 25, 2013 - The federal government made enough money on student loans over the last year that, if it wanted, it could provide maximum-level Pell Grants ...
US government “profits” from student loans in 2013 surpassed $41 ...
rt.com/usa/student-loans-government-profit-292/‎
RT
Nov 25, 2013 - The US government made enough profit from student loans in the last year to provide full Pell Grants of over $5600 to 7.3 million students.
Federal government books $41.3 billion in profits on student loans
www.freep.com/.../Federal%20government%20prof...‎
Detroit Free Press
Nov 26, 2013 - The federal government made a $41.3-billion profit on student loans for ... The $41.3-billion profit for the 2013 fiscal year is down $3.6 billion ...
No, the federal government does not profit off student loans (in some ...
www.washingtonpost.com/.../no-the-fe...‎
The Washington Post
by Dylan Matthews - in 1,686 Google+ circles
May 20, 2013 - If you're sick of having to make student loan payments, you're not alone. A recent report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
RI US Reed blasts $66B profits on student loans - Education ...
www.boston.com › News › Education
The Boston Globe
Feb 1, 2014 - Reed and eight other U.S. senators committed to wring government profits out of student loans and address a $1.2 trillion in outstanding ...
US Mass. senator blasts profits on student loans - News Local ...
www.boston.com/...government-profits-student-loans/...
The Boston Globe
Feb 1, 2014 - BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Saturday she is shocked that the federal government is earning an estimated $66 billion in ...
Student Loan Profits - Huffington Post

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A better idea would be to forbid the use of federal student loans at schools former9thward Feb 2014 #1
there are lots of better ideas for everything. they are not feasable because shut up Adam051188 Feb 2014 #29
The government doesn't profit off student loans gerogie2 Feb 2014 #2
I've never said this before but I would rather go without a college degree than liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #11
There is no such thing as a free college education gerogie2 Feb 2014 #14
there didn't used to be a such thing as an airplane either. Those that lack liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #17
Kind of a poor comparison, there. malthaussen Feb 2014 #31
... and, what a lovely choice (many) young folk are forced to make etherealtruth Feb 2014 #18
LOL. Cal Carpenter Feb 2014 #20
LOL yourself The very first line of that Wiki entry that you refer to begins with....... WillowTree Feb 2014 #25
What's your point? Cal Carpenter Feb 2014 #26
are you sure you're a democrat? Adam051188 Feb 2014 #32
How's that "free" college degree going to be paid for if not by taxes? WillowTree Feb 2014 #23
That's exactly what it should be paid with just like K-12 is. liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #24
Yes, a grant is not a loan, but closer to a scholarship that needn't be paid back. maddiemom Feb 2014 #12
"Refinancing will do very little for college students." bull fucking shit. dionysus Feb 2014 #27
So all of these publications are liars, and you are the expert? Yeah, Riiiiight. notadmblnd Feb 2014 #28
lol Adam051188 Feb 2014 #30
K & R !!! WillyT Feb 2014 #3
How about free education for all instead of tying the future of the US to an attempt to make profit? xocet Feb 2014 #4
+1000 debunkthis Feb 2014 #5
Best response in this thread. Oakenshield Feb 2014 #6
The obvious answer. PS - this week cost us another 2 billion in Afghanistan. grahamhgreen Feb 2014 #8
Thank god Obama withdrew from Afghanistan. morningfog Feb 2014 #10
+1 liberal_at_heart Feb 2014 #9
yeah... really... tk2kewl Feb 2014 #13
+1 joshcryer Feb 2014 #15
+1 cinnabonbon Feb 2014 #16
Students need to stop paying loans, unionize, and bargain for reduction in principal. reformist2 Feb 2014 #7
I'd like to see up-front fees replaced with a graduate tax. Donald Ian Rankin Feb 2014 #19
that would be cool, if it would pass treestar Feb 2014 #21
Awesome. She rocks! Vattel Feb 2014 #22
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