Higher Education Woes: Student Loans Help Fuel Higher College Costs

Tags: Bureaucracy and Regulation, Education, Taxes and Spending

10/16/2022 Mises Daily Chris Calton

While President Biden claims that forgiving student loans helps reduce college costs, it is the loan program itself that is responsible for much of the explosive growth of higher education spending.

Original Article: "Higher Education Woes: Student Loans Help Fuel Higher College Costs"

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