[–] obvious_throwaway1 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Plenty of people are talking about it, their voices just fall on deaf ears.
[–] derram 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Analysis: Student loan debt and an astonishing number no one’s talking about | PBS NewsHour
'When total student debt passed total credit card debt in America in 2014, it was headline news. '
'Just one example:But it turns student debt has just exceeded one-and-a-half times total credit card debt!'
'First, here’s credit card debt (“revolving credit”) since 1970 through the first quarter of this year. '
'I was struck by the fact that the auto loan total — at just above $1.1 trillion — has now eclipsed credit card debt. '
'Notice where that credit card debt was in 2008 in nominal dollar terms — just over $1 trillion. '
[–] shawnfromnh69 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Yeah keep giving out loans for the liberal arts even though there are probably very few jobs out there for whoevers looking and probably a lot of graduates out of work in their field but they keep enrolling them knowing they won't be able to pay off their loans.