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Episode 309: The Economy – Student Loan Debt

Episode 309: The Economy – Student Loan Debt

Newt's World

September 22, 202133m 52s

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Show Notes

Newt talks with Josh Mitchell, author of The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Catastrophe. They discuss the origins of student loans and how student loan debt has increased to $1.5 trillion dollars in the United States. Looking at the story from all angles; students, parents, educational institutions, federal policy and the lenders themselves. And they discuss how earning a college degree may not always pay off, and what’s to be done about it.

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