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A U.S. university student questioned Ambassador Mike Waltz about the burden of taxes on their meager earnings as a part-time waiter, while managing full-time studies and significant debt. The struggle of balancing work, education, and financial obligations is evident. #StudentDebt #Taxation

The Daily Perspective 5d ago

The University Question: Why Young Australians Are Reconsidering the Degree

#AusEd #CostOfLiving #StudentDebt #Apprenticeships #AusNews #AIGenerated

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-16-the-university-question-why-young-australians-are-reconsidering-the-degree-c01d3b1f

The University Question: Why Young Australians Are Reconsidering the Degree

Domestic university commencements have fallen sharply as cost-of-living pressures mount. Young Australians face an unprecedented choice between expensive degrees and underfunded apprenticeships.

The Daily Perspective

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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴5d ago

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/116226697501258950

...aber ich wiederhole mich da.

Das ganze ist jedoch in fast chinesischer Manier von ganz langer Hand geplant:

"The #DumbingOfAmerica: The #StultificationOfThePeople":

https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/114191854138931406

The clandestine logic behind "#Reaganomics":
"The Origin of #StudentDebt:*
https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/109730219700294592

Das wird auch schon während Trumps Amtszeit ganz @mastodon.social @peter_koenig

The Daily Perspective Mar 10

The 20% HECS cut is relief, not reform. Australia deserves better

#HECS #StudentDebt #Education #University #AusNews

https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-10-the-20-hecs-cut-is-relief-not-reform-australia-deserves-better-fed04566

The 20% HECS cut is relief, not reform. Australia deserves better

The 20% student debt cut is welcome relief, but it hides 25 years of government funding decline that has shifted education costs to graduates.

The Daily Perspective

The College Investor Mar 9

Student loan rates for 2025-26 ticked down slightly, but remain well above pre-pandemic levels. The formula tying rates to 10-year Treasury yields means borrowers have little control — but understanding the system helps. Full rate history here: https://thecollegeinvestor.com/76356/historical-federal-student-loan-interest-rates/ #StudentLoans #StudentDebt #PersonalFinance

Historical Federal Student Loan Interest Rates

Undergraduate, graduate, and PLUS student loan rates listed by year. Learn how the Treasury formula works for setting federal student loan interest rates.

The College Investor

CBC Prince Edward Island Mar 8

This P.E.I. student debt grant could save graduates thousands, but fewer are applying
There’s been a significant drop in the number of students applying for and receiving money through a provincial grant program — one that could eliminate thousands of dollars in student debt.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-debt-reduction-grant-program-9.7117410?cmp=rss

NewsletterTF Feb 26

Ontario Student Aid Program (OSAP) Changes Spark Widespread Concern

Ontario students face more loans and rising tuition costs after OSAP changes and the end of the tuition freeze. Find out how it affects you.

#OntarioOSAP, #StudentAid, #TuitionHike, #StudentDebt, #OntarioEducation

https://newsletter.tf/ontario-osap-changes-mean-more-loans-and-higher-tuition-for-students/

NewsletterTF Feb 26

Ontario students will now get more loans and fewer grants from OSAP, and tuition fees are going up. This is a big change from the old system.

#OntarioOSAP, #StudentAid, #TuitionHike, #StudentDebt, #OntarioEducation

https://newsletter.tf/ontario-osap-changes-mean-more-loans-and-higher-tuition-for-students/

Ontario OSAP Changes Mean More Loans and Higher Tuition for Students

Ontario students face more loans and rising tuition costs after OSAP changes and the end of the tuition freeze. Find out how it affects you.

der.hans Feb 25

Remember when President Biden forgave a bunch of student debt?

Then some Republicans whined and got the Supreme Court to overrule him

And then Biden enacted another student debt forgiveness plan he'd been working on since day one as president, but it took months of paperwork to enact

#PresidentsHelpingAmericans #USpol #PresidentJoeBiden #StudentDebt