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Behind the falling US birthrate: too much student debt to afford kids?
by Sarah Jane
The record-low birthrate in the US is showing no signs of bouncing back, even with the economy on the mend. Evidence is growing that huge student debt may be deterring people from starting families. Karen Hu of Oakton, Va., is 28, married, graduated f...
46 Congress members with excessive student debts
Prominent names on the list include incoming Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) and Utah Sen. Mike Lee (R). Despite being an alumna, and previously employed as a professor at Harvard Law, Sen. Warren still owes between $15,000 and $50,000 to the ...
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Inside Story Americas : Is the US student debt bubble about to burst? AlJazeeraEnglish Subscribe 33,984 videos 8,257 Like Add to Share Published on Apr 5, ...5 votes2012/11/04 22:59:38
Student debt passed the $1 trillion mark in March, increasing speculation that college debt is "the next bubble" after housing — the latest sector in which prices leap above real value. Businessweek offers some soberi...5 opinions2012/10/01 05:32:46-
Total student debt stands at $966 billion as of the fourth quarter of 2012, the N.Y. Fed said in press materials , with a 70 percent increase in both the number of borrowers and the average balance per person. The overal...3 opinions2013/03/02 12:42:34
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-11-27/scariest-chart-quart...11 opinions2012/11/28 12:47:43
With college costs rising, some high school graduates are opting for an alternative route: work experience first.357 votes2012/07/30 17:00:00
Those who haven’t paid off their student loans overwhelmingly want those loans forgiven by their lenders, according to a new survey released by online research firm, Instant.ly , a uSamp company. This should come as no hug...15 votes2012/09/12 22:51:41
Helping millions of students pay for higher education is a “shared responsibility,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a recent webcast with reporters. “The federal government can’t do this alone. This is a shared res...2 opinions2012/09/07 17:10:11
The devastating toll that the sluggish economic recovery has taken on America's students became clear today as it was revealed that the average graduate from the class of 2011 piled up $26,600 in debt. That figure is up f...6 opinions2012/10/21 21:09:12
Plenty of people with loan debt cannot pay it back as is, and this would make education more expensive. The last thing the US needs is people not going for higher education. I don't know what this is going to solve.9 opinions2012/04/30 10:37:07
CUNY Prof. Frances Fox Piven gave a recent talk laying out new, radical plans for the Occupy movement According to her, the movement has to relocate, change tactics Public sociologists should help students “refuse to pay...0 opinions2012/05/08 14:52:23
Indentured Servitude for Seniors: Social Security Garnished for Student Debts by Ellen Brown Global Research , May 11, 2012 Web of Debt The Social Security program…represents ...37 opinions2012/05/12 12:43:56
Okay, so I found this article about the 1% of students who owe approximately $150,000 or more in student loans. They gave excuses like "I didn't know the interest was so much." "I didn't understand the loan I was signing."...4 opinions2012/03/30 06:33:41-
The amount of student borrowing crossed the $100 billion threshold for the first time in 2010 and total outstanding loans exceeded $1 trillion for the first time in 2011, according to a new report. The report titled, The...5 opinions2012/03/10 02:34:16
Sure, it's pretty obvious that in this economy, student debt was bound to take a big hit. But now we've got the numbers to prove it -- and it's pretty bad.517 opinions2011/10/19 20:35:36-
In the 2008 election, Sen Obama ran on a platform of change. He promised to change how things were done in Washington and he has lived up to that one promise. Since taking office, the changes President Obama made were not...3 opinions2012/02/01 20:18:40
President Obama told students at the University of Colorado in Denver last month that a 2010 law, which offers unprecedented repayment options "for new borrowers on and after July 1, 2014" will be enacted "next year, becau...8 opinions2012/01/22 20:36:25