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UPDATE: 01/11/2012 - We are all still screwed. Other priorities created by the powerful elite have distracted our great nation from dealing with student loan debt in a responsible manner. Be sure to vote in 2012 - put progressives back in charge of the Congress and then scream like hell at them to get done what you want!


Friday, February 19, 2010

Hitting the Mainstream

Recently the Wall Street Journal online has brought some attention to the perils of student loan debt with a few articles. They can be found here: The $555,000 Student-Loan Burden, The Student Loan Effect.

This mainstream attention to the student loan crisis is a much needed shot in the arm if Congress and the White House are ever going to take notice and lend a hand.  And while this spotlight may not always lead to a positive experience for student loan borrowers it is a necessary step in the right direction.

If one takes the time to read some of the comments left by readers of either of these articles, it will be quickly realized that many people have unflattering things to say about student loan borrowers. I would like to suggest to student loan borrowers everywhere that these are precisely the people we need to hear our message. These are precisely the people we need to educate and change from distracters into supporters.

In order to get people to support our cause we need to first meet the negative comments head on and challenge assertions and assumptions about student loan debt and the student loan industry. Until each and every one of us with student loan debt begins to get active in this way - those of us out here ringing the alarm bells will remain those crazy, lazy people just spouting off about their problems.

So please get active. Write your Congressmen, your Senators, your President. Write to your local newspaper. Comment on blogs and newspaper articles. Write your student loan company. Speak to whomever will listen because our collective voices can make a difference and effect a change in consciousness on this issue but WE have to make that happen.

Join me in making this happen - comment here today. And let today be the start of your own voice for relief from student loan debt.

Warmest Regards,
J. Densmore

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