December 19th 2011
Obama on Student Loans, Perry’s Flat Tax Plan
Michael Shure talks with John Dickerson of Slate Magazine about student loans, Rick Perry’s flat tax plan, Herman Cain in Iowa, and much more.
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July 25th 2011
Senate Investigates For-Profit Colleges
The Senate this week holds its second investigative hearing on for-profit colleges and trade schools that feed on government subsidized student loans. Average profits in the industry rose more than 60% in 2009; complaints of fraud and deceptive practices are soaring, too.
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January 23rd 2011
Student Loans Bubble
www.pbs.org Above link to PBS doc College Inc Below article that came out in the Kansas City Star on Saturday Jan 15th For-profit colleges are fighting a proposed rule that would cut off their pipeline to federal student loans if too many students default on those loans. At the other end of the higher education spectrum, law schools are fending off accusations that they, too, entice students to take on mountainous debt, knowing many graduates won’t be able to find jobs at salaries high enough to pay off their loans. Public and private colleges and universities are facing related problems. Overall, students and schools are tacking into a perfect storm. Students are told their lifelong earning potential hinges on getting a college degree. But state support for public universities has tanked, as have endowments at private colleges. Meanwhile, the average cost of tuition and fees has increased by 466 percent over the last 25 years, more than four times the rate of inflation. For most families, money to finance college isn’t readily available. But student aid is, especially federally backed loans. The average college senior in 2009 graduated 000 in debt — and facing the bleakest job market in more than a decade. Experts warn that higher education is the next bubble about to burst. More than 0 billion in public and private student loan debt is outstanding, but only 40 percent is actively being repaid. Graduates who default on federally backed loans eventually will find …
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November 10th 2010
Clean Energy Loan Program for College Park
Members of the University of Maryland student group UMD for Clean Energy talk about the idea of setting up a program in College Park that would allow residents to take out loans from the city to finance clean energy upgrades and energy efficiency improvements for their homes. Find out how you can help make it happen! www.umdforcleanenergy.com
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July 24th 2010
Peter Schiff – East Windsor P4
Peter Schiff introduces himself to the East Windsor Republican Town Committe on 3-8-10. www.SchiffForSenate.com
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July 9th 2010
Peter Schiff explains how the new college loan plan will back fire
Peter breaks down the economic inanity of Obama’s new college tuition program passed in March of 2010. Once again the government cure is worse than the disease. Please donate to Peter’s Senate campaign at www.Schiff4Senate.com
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