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OYM Ep.83 The Student Loan Scam with Presidential Candidate Alan Collinge
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Founder of StudentLoanJustice.org, author of The Student Loan Scam: The Most Oppressive Debt in U.S. History and How We Can Fight Back, former Occupier, and current Presidential Candidate, Alan Collinge explains the unjust student loan system and discusses his presidential candidacy.
This is Part 1 of this enlightening interview with Alan Collinge. Among topics discussed:
--Presidential candidacy: what he plans to do as president.
--How the student loan system, which was supposed to be a form of financial assistance to low-income and middle class students, become so corrupt.
--Both democrats and republicans alike have contributed to the problem. - It's a nonpartisan issue.
--Low-income students taking out loans to pay their tuition end up paying more money to go to college than their wealthier counterparts--due to interest and fees slapped on top of the loans.
--Is this a way to prevent poor students from getting an education?
Learn more about this important issue and stay tuned for part two in our next episode!
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