A trillion dollar anvil dragging us down — from CNN.com by Van Jones
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(CNN) — The student debt fight is back — with a vengeance.
Once again, current students are facing the possibility of interest rates on Stafford Federal student loans doubling.
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A few weeks ago, Warren, D-Massachusetts, proposed groundbreaking legislation that would give students the same deal that big Wall Street banks get. This bill is good policy, and even better politics.
After all, why are we loaning money to mega-profitable international financial institutions at 0.75%, but demanding up to nine times more from our own young people?