Ronald Reagan stuck it to millennials: A college debt history lesson no one tells

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1. Great article - this is still not getting enough attention

College debt has made a lot of headlines recently, but it is still underreported. The consequences of this crushing debt load on people who for the most part don't truly understand what debt means is a tragedy, not just for the individual but for society as a whole.

I had not considered the relationship between student activism and debt load and the manipulative effects of debt. It is a sobering thought, and one that makes perfect sense, even if it is mostly speculation. Whether it was an intended consequence of purposeful actions by those in power or an unintended consequence of poorly thought out policies matters little at this point as the effect is the same.

There is no good reason that post high-school education should not be free or highly affordable - yet another casualty to to corporate influenced public policy.