College Affordability

Majority 54

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🗓️ 12 January 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Remember two years ago when we still talked about the college debt crisis? Remember when what to do about it was one of the defining topics of the Democratic primary for president? I’m nostalgic for those days, and I lament the fact that it barely qualifies as one of the most divisive issues anymore – solely because the people in power refuse to care about it. I’m interested in reviving the conversation. After today’s interview, I’ll address the talking points you hear from the other side about this: this is about the extravagant lifestyles of studentsthis generation is too lazy and entitledpeople shouldn’t take out debt if they can’t afford to pay it back But before we do, I want to make sure we have a conversation to make the issue real. Curry Oglesby and I sat down in a Maryland diner to talk about the gauntlet she’s traveled thanks to college loans. She entered Howard University on a full scholarship and – when it comes to setting herself up for a growing field – she chose one of the savviest majors she could. A bad piece of advice from a student advisor and a snowstorm later, she was nearly underwater in debt. Important Links: @Majority54 @JasonKander hellomajority54@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:25.8	I'm Jason candor and welcome to majority 54. Remember two years ago when we still talked about
1:37.4	the college debt crisis? Remember when what to do about it was one of the defining topics of the
1:42.7	democratic primary for president? I'm nostalgic for those days. And I lament the fact that it barely
1:49.3	qualifies as one of the most divisive issues anymore solely because the people in power refuse to
1:55.0	care about it. I'm interested in reviving the conversation. After today's interview, I'll address
2:01.0	the talking points that you tend to hear from the other side about this. Stuff like this is about
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