Student Debt Pros And Cons

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I agree with the goals of the affirmative side. But, we need to provide relief for new college graduates. But this bill doesn't get us there so please negate. If we want make a cushion for the students, then we need to make a bigger one. The national student loan default rate, 11.8 percent a year ago, stands at 11.3 percent. It is one of the most closely watched metrics in higher education because schools with default rates of 30 percent or more run the risk of losing access to federal student aid. $1.26 trillion in total U.S. student loan debt was recorded in 2016. That is a big part of our debt. “The latest default numbers represent the percentage of borrowers who began the repayment process Oct. 1, 2012, and fell at least nine months behind