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The Student Debt Regime - Dissident Voice

The Student Debt Regime - Dissident Voice | money money money | Scoop.it


There are a number of reasons why we need to do this, but we'll focus on just one: the relation of debt to climate change, which David Graeber has already pointed out.

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The Reality of Student Loans: How Much is $1 Trillion, Anyway? | National Payday

The Reality of Student Loans: How Much is $1 Trillion, Anyway? | National Payday | money money money | Scoop.it
Student loan debt has swamped the nation, and produced a generation of educated debtors who owe thousands of dollars they may or may not be able to pay off.
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Want to know why we are headed to a student loan crisis? Look at what caused the financial crisis

Want to know why we are headed to a student loan crisis? Look at what caused the financial crisis | money money money | Scoop.it

Today’s New York Times carries an article by Floyd Norris lamenting the fact that student loans are now showing high and rising delinquency rates. Other kinds of consumer loans, he notes, are being made under tighter credit arrangements; “those who should not borrow,” he says, “generally do not.” For some reason, he does not mention mortgage lending, the biggest consumer lending market of all.

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The Student DebtCropper System: Even the Destitute Hounded by Debt Collectors

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Student loan debt is the only form of debt not discharged by filing bankruptcy.
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Are student loans the next financial crisis? - ConsumerAffairs

Are student loans the next financial crisis? - ConsumerAffairs | money money money | Scoop.it


The genesis of the 2008 financial crisis is pretty clear. Mortgage companies eagerly made loans to homeowners without thoroughly checking whether they could really afford the payments.

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Economist, specialized in political economy and peer-to-peer dynamics; core member of the P2P Foundation