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December 12, 2024

Older Student Loan Borrowers Rally at Education Department Demanding Biden Cancel Crushing Debts
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Student loan borrowers in their fifties, sixties and seventies rallied
in front of the Education Department in Washington, D.C., Wednesday to
demand the Biden administration cancel their crushing debts before
leaving office. People sixty and above are the fastest-growing
demographic of student debtors and risk having their Social Security
checks garnished for unpaid debt. This follows another protest last week
by loan recipients who were defrauded by predatory, for-profit schools.


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