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Federal Student Loans: From 'Profitable' to Indebted
Instead of $114 billion in revenue, the CBO now expects $31 billion in losses over 10 years.
Warren's 'Universal Free College' Plan Is No Free Lunch
It's classic Marxism: Take from the rich to pay for government wealth redistribution.
The High Cost of 'Free' College
If Democrats win, expect a push to expand federal giveaways for college tuition.
Read more The Great Student Loan Heist
The DOE's latest power play will inevitably lead to even broader centralization.
The Taxpayers' Tuition Burden
The cost of college is increasing, and you're paying for it.
Are Polls Broken?
There is a thought-provoking article [...] in The Wall Street Journal written by political commentator and analyst Michael Barone on the reliability of polls. ... Barone raises the real possibility that polls are increasingly flawed and unreliable. Just in the last week we saw polling in the Kentucky governor's race and the Houston battle over transgender men in ladies bathrooms that were way off from the final results. The Gallup polling organization is so worried that there is a flaw in modern polling techniques that it won't conduct presidential primary polls this cycle.
Government: Here to Help!
Government wants you to think it helps you at every turn. Every time you make a decision, a purchase, government wants to be there, looking essential. But it's a trick. Most government "help" creates new problems. Students once went to private banks to get college loans. Banks, since they had their own money on the line, tried to lend only to students who were likely to succeed and then pay them back. Politicians then said, "Banks don't lend enough, so we'll guarantee loans or make loans ourselves! After all, college is essential for success."
