Tragedy of student loans shown in graphic

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 23 2013 11:35 a.m. MST

This graphic shows why student loans are defaulted on, and what the alternative options are for students.

Collegestats.com

In an ongoing battle of costs, students loans are growing. CollegeStats.org created this graphic to show just how many people this affects.

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Diligent Dave

Logan, UT

IMO, due to what has been the soaring rise in salaries and benefits of primarily professors and administrators over the last several decades, college costs have rocketed to upper atmospheric levels. This, in turn, has pushed the costs of going to a More..

8:53 a.m. Jan. 24, 2013
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Tekakaromatagi

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

I am one who has always supported student loans. If given the choice between spending on affluent seniors or spending on student loans, I would choose student loans. Investing in the young is a better option than affluent seniors.

But I More..

7:06 a.m. Jan. 25, 2013
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RBB

Sandy, UT

I feel for students who run up large debts in college. However, the last several times I have visited one of our local colleges I have taken a look at the cars in the parking lots. It seems like a lot of students have pretty nice wheels. I am More..

9:03 p.m. Jan. 27, 2013
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