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midnight

(26,624 posts) Tue Jul 9, 2013, 11:21 PM Jul 2013

College Loans-Bernie reads some of the 700 emails from students...

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College Loans-Bernie reads some of the 700 emails from students... (Original Post) midnight Jul 2013 OP

Terrific work as always. Oakenshield Jul 2013 #1

K&R proverbialwisdom Jul 2013 #2

Oakenshield

(614 posts)

1. Terrific work as always.

Reply to midnight (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 11:37 PM

Jul 2013

He's the real deal.

proverbialwisdom

(4,959 posts)

2. K&R

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Wed Jul 10, 2013, 04:15 AM

Jul 2013

http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=89B31CBC-9DF7-431D-B8F0-F69A128F79BC

‘Struggling to Survive’ with Student Loans
July 9, 2013

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The cumulative higher-education debt burden in the United States is $1.1 trillion, more than the entire credit card debt owed by Americans. The Federal Reserve and the Department of the Treasury have both issued warnings that high levels of student loan debt could drive down consumer demand and have a negative impact economic growth.

To read emails to Sanders about student loan debt, click here: http://www.sanders.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Student%20Loan%20Stories.pdf

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