Democratic Primaries

appalachiablue

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3. Robert Reich is right, and he rocks! No other advanced nation

Fri Oct 18, 2019, 07:58 PM

Oct 2019

besides the US supports college tuition so high that students must take out loans and struggle for years to pay off exorbitant debt. It wasn't this way until changes made under Reagan in the 1980s.

As other countries know, and we used to know it's essential to make college and higher education affordable and supported by govt. revenue. Invest in the young generation, don't punish them; they're the future that will make society productive and strong.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Robert Reich: Total student loan debt: $1.6 trillion [View all] BeckyDem Oct 2019 OP

If we get rid of student debt can we also get rid of my credit card debt? wasupaloopa Oct 2019 #1

I was going to pay cash for the car I bought last month. Instead I got a loan and crossed my fingers George II Oct 2019 #2

Robert Reich is right, and he rocks! No other advanced nation appalachiablue Oct 2019 #3

The price tag for a college education is significant and the prospects to repay it before they BeckyDem Oct 2019 #4

We all take out loans and struggle to pay them back! wasupaloopa Oct 2019 #5