Student Loans and Government Subsidies: Another Government “Benefit” Creates Financial Chaos

The origins of the federal student loan program are well documented and follow a similar trajectory to most government subsidy programs in American history. Each previous government subsidy program has had a history of mismanagement, inefficiency, backwards incentives, and inflationary pressure via creation and distribution of new dollars in exchange for goods and services at rates below their market value.

Joe Harmon is an engineer and project manager specializing in large residential developments in Nashville, TN.