Interest rates are just part of the problem -- even at zero - TopicsExpress



          

Interest rates are just part of the problem -- even at zero percent interest, $200,000 debt is a big 8-ball to start behind. "We’ve lost sight of the fact that higher education is not a product but rather both a public good and an investment in our collective future. How are we ever to compete on the global stage in the new, twenty-first-century economy if we’re saddling our best and brightest with mortgage-sized debts just as they’re starting out in life? What most media coverage fails to emphasize is that a well-educated workforce benefits everybody, not just the individuals obtaining the educations in question."
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:33:18 +0000

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