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Get the Government Out of the Student Loan Market
Get the Government Out of the Student Loan Market
20 May 2022
EJ Antoni, Research Fellow with Regional Economics in the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation, discusses President Biden's student loan "forgiveness" plan, why it is a raw deal for taxpayers, how it is incredibly regressive, drives up tuition costs, and is morally hazardous.
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