Episode

9/3 Matt Taibbi: The Student Loan Rip Off

September 3, 2013

Rolling Stone’s, Matt Taibbi: explained the problem with the new student loan bill in Congress, why student loans lead to indentured servitude, how we could make college more affordable, why the student loan crises is like the housing crises and how student loans are crushing young people and the middle class.

On The Better Half: the Libertarian learning annex returns, why action in Syria needs international sanction, why markets and society are different and your calls and IMs.

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