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Is it truly the student's fault ?? Think about the 2008 debacle where the government and banks were in cahoots trying to get loans out to the poor people for houses, and it ultimately resulting in a huge housing market bubble crash, and a huge bank's failure, otherwise when bank's tried repackaging the loan's, and then selling them to whoever their target victim was.
I knew a woman that purchased a trailer during the period, and the next thing we know was that her mortgage was sold to another, and soon after that came the crash. Was she to blame ? Nope.
Predatory lending practices to vulnerable student's was a crisis in the making. It finally got out of control, and people were drowning in debt with a very long time to get out of the situation. Carrying that weight into their job seeking career was for many a Titanic affair that could end up sinking them before they could establish their careers.
A re-evaluation of their debt should be looked at by professionals, and then customizable remedies could be offered to each student if seeking out help in their situation.
Using crisis to buy votes however, needs to be seen for what it is.
If the government in collaboration with banks and colleges, are joined in a scheme that gives kick back's to politician's in favor of tuition cost for profits, then this needs to be looked at also.