“Instead of helping our students, the government is making a profit on student loans. That is wrong. It is morally wrong. That is obscene.”

—Senator Elizabeth Warren

Rising college tuition and student loans are the twin burdens that are hamstringing our youngest generation, and increasing income inequality. The very rich can afford ultra high tuition at Ivy League schools. Student loans are causing many low-income students to drop out of college.

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