We Owe Graduates in the Age of the Great Slowdown

“I’m going to be in debt for my whole f—ing life. How does that even make sense? I signed up for this s— when I was 17. This should not be legal.”

That’s not a line from a protest, a podcast, or a political speech. It’s a young woman, alone in her car, crying into her phone. In a now-viral video, she breaks down after learning that the repayment and interest plan she committed to when she was 17 would actually cost her more over time than the original school debt itself.

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