Well, we had a good ol' chat about student loan debt over the weekend. You all can keep talking about it. I'm leaving the thread open. Here are some links to recent relevant articles and reports:
Income inequality between age groups increased in the past year. Experts point to the declining value of homes and the rise in college debt.
The typical U.S. household headed by a person age 65 or older has a net worth 47 times greater than a household headed by someone under 35, according to an analysis of census data released Monday.
While people typically accumulate assets as they age, this wealth gap is now more than double what it was in 2005 and nearly five times the 10-to-1 disparity a quarter-century ago, after adjusting for inflation.
Obama is doing what he should have done several years ago. Instead of giving the states a blank check and then letting them use the stimulus money to fill in the gaps in the budget. He wants to create jobs by fixing the aging infrastructure. We need WPA programs, not state budget fillers! Now, if he can only get this plan through Congress.
In order to save money, state and local governments are filling jobs with contract workers, instead of full time workers.
Apt. 11d 