David Dayen @ddayen: The student loan changes that passed the House Education & Workforce

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Committee yesterday amount to the segregation of society and the economy, where knowledge & skills are not a right but a privilege.
They also would force victims of fraud to pay for what defrauded them.

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Not only that, but rules that prevented the kind of schools that abruptly close or defraud students from operating would also be repealed. And terms for loan repayment at even decent colleges would be unaffordable and pernicious.
It's a terrible bill:

Republicans Opt to Make Education an Upper-Class Privilege
The goal is to save money on higher-education assistance to pay for tax cuts for the rich.

by David Dayen April 30, 2025

https://prospect.org/education/2025-04-30-republicans-education-upper-class-privilege-student-loans/


Theft of a nation, right before our eyes.

[Turbineguy]

1. Trump University reborn

DOGE hacks can learn a new trade.

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2. That was my reaction as well.

He was ticked off his con was exposed, now he wants looting to be a legal policy.

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3. Shameless kick.