June 6, 2023 1:53 pm

The Student Loan Pause Has Made Borrowers Worse Off

A new working paper finds that borrowers whose loan payments were paused actually had more debt at the end of 2021 than those whose loans were never paused.

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June 5, 2023 12:39 pm

Student Loan Borrowers Get Deeper in Debt from Pause in Payments

A remarkable new working paper shows the household finances of student loan borrowers have become more burdened by debt during the last three years. Although many have been excused from making payments since 2020, many of these borrowers responded to that relief by taking out other kinds of loans. Here’s what the University of…
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May 31, 2023 12:15 pm

Debt Ceiling Deal Will End The Student Loan Repayment Pause

If the debt ceiling bill passes, the Education Department will be barred from extending the student loan repayment pause yet again.

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May 30, 2023 12:59 pm

Banging Our Heads on the Debt Ceiling

Plus: A listener question cross-examines prior Reason Roundtable discussions surrounding immigration, economic growth, and birthrates.

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May 30, 2023 6:56 am

Debt Ceiling Bill ‘Locks in the Inflated Spending Levels of Recent Years’

Plus: Artificial intelligence and jobs, how government caused a lifeguard shortage, and more…

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May 24, 2023 9:01 pm

Taxing the Rich Will Have No Meaningful Effect on Our Sky-High National Debt

The U.S. tax system is extremely progressive, even compared to European countries—whose governments rely on taxing the middle class.

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May 18, 2023 10:25 am

Conservatives Pushing ‘Common Good Capitalism’ Sound a Lot Like Progressives

The ideology champions the same tired policies that big government types predictably propose whenever they see something they don’t like.

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May 15, 2023 2:05 pm

There Is No Party of Immigration in American Politics

Plus: A listener question concerning the key to a libertarian future—should we reshape current systems or rely upon technological exits like bitcoin and encryption?

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May 8, 2023 6:37 am

Biden, Yellen Won’t Rule Out Declaring Debt Ceiling Unconstitutional

Plus: Kansas voting restrictions struck down, the legacy of the “vast wasteland” speech, and more…

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