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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Matt Taibbi: We're Saddling College Students with Crushing Debt ... and the Govt. Is Acting Like a Greedy Profiteer | Alternet

Matt Taibbi: We're Saddling College Students with Crushing Debt ... and the Govt. Is Acting Like a Greedy Profiteer | Alternet: 

"Even gamblers can declare bankruptcy, but kids who enter into student loans will never, ever be able to get out of this debt."
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