3 Reasons We Shouldn't Bail Out Student Loan Borrowers

Total student-loan borrowing is approaching $1 trillion dollars and both Barack Obama and Occupy Wall Street (OWS) protesters are adamant some or all of that debt should be forgiven.

But forgiving such loans ignores that the debt is voluntary, is relatively small for the average borrower, and merely continues the same bailout mentality that has already gutted the American economy.

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"3 Reasons We Shouldn't Bail Out Student Loan Borrowers" is written and narrated by Nick Gillespie and produced by Meredith Bragg.

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