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KansDem

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2. Pardon my ignorance, but...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2012, 11:28 AM

Jun 2012

...a compromise that would head off a July 1 doubling of interest rates on federal loans

Why are the interest rates on these loans slated to double? Why not just keep them where they are now? I mean, if we can continue to extend the Bush tax cuts beyond their expiration date, why not extend the current loan interest on student loans?

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Negotiators closing in on student loan deal [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 2012 OP

wish I'd known about that 2007 law that supposedly reduced student loans magical thyme Jun 2012 #1

if you were a graduate or professional (law/med) student ldf Jun 2012 #5

Pardon my ignorance, but... KansDem Jun 2012 #2

They can and that is what they are trying to do. former9thward Jun 2012 #3

Thanks... KansDem Jun 2012 #4

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