Student debt stretches to record 1 in 5 households

By Hope Yen

Associated Press

Published: Thursday, Sept. 27 2012 10:11 a.m. MDT

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With college enrollment growing, student debt has stretched to a record number of U.S. households — nearly 1 in 5 — with the biggest burdens falling on the young and poor.

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worf

Mcallen, TX

Seems the whole country is in debt. To who? What will a nation wide foreclosure going to look like?

Go ahead Barry! Keep the printing press going.

10:50 a.m. Sept. 27, 2012
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Tekakaromatagi

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Back in the 16th century in Germany people were having hard times. The government, who had created the problems, blamed witches. So the government, instead of being the villains, became the saviors.

Through student loans, the government More..