Uploaded September 2022 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago

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On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, the crew’s flight gets delayed and they’re stuck watching CNN at the airport. Bob gets upset over student loan cancellation but Ron approves. The two get in a heated argument, facts emerge, and so do emotions.
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whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/24/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-student-loan-relief-for-borrowers-who-need-it-most
nber.org/papers/w21967
forbes.com/sites/prestoncooper2/2017/02/22/how-unlimited-student-loans-drive-up-tuition/?sh=38000ac552b6
cato.org/blog/federal-student-loans-rising-tuition-costs-insider-speaks
nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf14310
amacad.org/humanities-indicators/workforce/earnings-humanities-phds#:~:text=While%20Ph.,the%20highest%20median%20earnings%2C%20%24125%2C000.
cnbc.com/2021/07/16/graduate-students-owe-around-50percent-of-all-student-debt.html

CREDITS:
Written by Lou Perez, Seamus Coughlin, and Sean W. Malone
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone