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COMMENTARY: Combating college tuition inflation, unlimited student loans
In the late 1970s, the U.S. experienced a period of rapid inflation, which affected nearly every sector of the economy, including higher education. To make college more affordable, the government expanded federal student loan programs. What was meant to make higher education accessible, instead fueled a cycle of cost inflation that has burdened generations of students with crippling debt.5 hours ago