Oregon Debt-free Higher Education is a War on Our Freedumb to Be Ignorants!

[evildevil]

Oregon may have solved the student loan crisis
Debt-free higher education plan is like "an inverse of Social Security"

Last week Congress allowed the interest rate on subsidized federal Stafford student loans to double from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. This was just the latest in a series of indignities for students, whose debt burden has

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[astridmyrna]

Maybe if Oregon sneezes on California we'll catch this bill too,

[mercystars]

Let's hope so!

[kittymink]

YES

[maenads_dance]

No kidding. Can I just say how unhappy I am to see Janet Napolitano coming to University of California?

[miriamele]

I love living in Oregon. I love living in a state that so often takes progressive and useful steps to help its people. Way to be an innovator, OR!

(Imma try to ignore the shit I HATE about this state because this is great)

[peace_piper]

Hello fellow Oregonian :D!

[miriamele]

Hi! : )

[screamingintune]

sniff, I just moved away from Portland a few weeks ago and am now stuck in fucking Florida for the next 6-7 years while I get my MA/PhD. I already miss it. It was home and it was a great one. :(

[evilnel]

BRB moving to Oregon so my children don't have crushing debt...

[crooked_halo]

Right??

[kitanabychoice]

This is a fantastic idea! Hopefully it catches on.

[theciz]

Hm, seems to be what we do in the UK? Waaaay better than the current system over there imo.