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1776Forever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-26-09 08:47 AM
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Please Support & Participate in the Student Loan Justice Political Action Committee
The Student Loan Justice Political Action Committee

http://www.studentloanjustice.org/problem.htm

The Student Loan Justice PAC was formed in December, 2006. The PAC has the potential to be a counterweight to the big lenders on Capitol Hill, who regularly donate millions of dollars every election cycle to our elected officials. With the new Congress, we have a unique opportunity to get real justice- for the first time in years- for our loans. The Student Loan Justice PAC will be an instrumental element in this fight, but only with your support.

Our agenda:

1. Pass legislation that returns standard consumer protections, including full bankruptcy protections, statutes of limitations, and refinancing rights to all student loans- both public, and private.

2. Pass legislation that allows borrowers in default for 5 years or more to repay what they originally borrowed, plus a reasonable amount of interest OR repay the amount that the federal government paid for the loan guaranty on the loans (this typically includes principle, interest, and a large profit for the lenders) AND pass legislation that establishes long-term_repayment caps that define the maximum amount that can be collected from borrowers over 10, 15, 20, 25 year time periods based on the original amount of the loan(s).

3. End the Department of Education practice of Disability and Social Security garnishment, and end the practice of suspending professional licenses of citizens for defaulted student loan debt.

.......

I don't know about you but I really tried to repay our Student Loans but today I received a bill with an $80 late fee charge for 1 month of being behind from Sallie Mae! Come on! What the Hell is going on? We can bail out the $$$$ Banks but we can't get rid of this exorbitant fees charged by the Student Loan Rip-Offs?

I encourage anyone with a Student Loan to get involved!

:fistbump:
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corpseratemedia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-26-09 09:05 AM
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1. K & R
Reagans "govt. bad" philosophy created millions of forever-indentured servants to crooked lending cos. by defunding ed. assistance.:grr:
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1776Forever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-26-09 09:42 AM
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3. Wow - Very deep and true statement in few words! Thank you!
You are so right on - Unfortunately the very people who tried to improve their lives with furthering their education are the ones getting kicked to the curb!

:rant:
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gblady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-26-09 09:12 AM
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2. thanks for the info....
Edited on Thu Feb-26-09 09:12 AM by gblady
bookmarking to read this weekend!
I just finished grad school and need to make
decisions about how to pay student loans.

I'm doing temp jobs right now...
as I can't find permanent in my field right now.
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Divine Discontent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-26-09 02:03 PM
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4. r!
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chaska Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-26-09 02:39 PM
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5. Excellent interview with Collinge on NPR yesterday.
you can probably find in online somewhere if interested.
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1776Forever Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Feb-26-09 05:56 PM
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6. I hope this will be seen by all who need to know about this very good organization!
:kick:
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