The news is filled with stories about millennials and their student loans. We are told that, because of student loans, they are waiting longer to move out of their parents' home, get married, buy their first house and start families. We are told it is a generation crushed by debt. Unfortunately, very little time is spent analyzing why this is the case.

Why are college costs so much higher than they were in the past?

What is the truth about student loan debt and the cost of college?

Show Notes:

The Student Loan Trap

How Government Guaranteed Student Loans Killed the American Dream for Millions

Why College Tuition is So Expensive

Higher Education Institutions in the U.S. by Type

Truth Quest Podcast:

• Episode #3 – The Truth About the Constitution – Where in the Constitution
• Episode #9 - The Truth About the Healthcare in America

Forbes:

• Price of College Increasing Almost Eight Times Faster than Wages
• Student Loan Debt Statistics 2018 

Average Cost of College Statistics

The Federal Role in Education

A Sensible Way to Fix  the Student Loan Problem

Eleven Rage Inducing Facts About Americas Wildly Out of Control Student Loan Debt Bubble

Health Care Isn't Our Only Ludicrously Expensive Industry

International Liberty Blog - Daniel J. Mitchell:

• Subsidies for Higher Education are Emptying the Pockets of Students and Lining the Pockets of Bureaucrats
• Reduce Out of Control College Costs by Ending Government Subsidies
• The Higher Education Bubble and Third Party Payer

Sunday Reflection: Higher Education Bubble Bursting So What Comes Next

College Offer Takes Percentage of Future Income: An Alternative to Student Loans

Four in 10 College Graduates Lack the Critical Thinking Skills

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