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unhappycamper

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Sun Mar 23, 2014, 06:28 AM Mar 2014

Reaganomics is a cancer, and we've reached its terminal stage [View all]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Reaganomics-is-a-cancer-a-by-Thom-Hartmann-Debt_Reaganomics_Student-140321-310.html



Is Student Loan Debt Forgiveness a Good Idea? Student loans are difficult to repay in a sluggish economy, and many recent graduates are struggling under considerable debt.

Reaganomics is a cancer, and we've reached its terminal stage
By Thom Hartmann
OpEdNews Op Eds 3/21/2014 at 22:30:48

Our young people are drowning in a sea of debt, and it all started with Reaganomics.

And Reaganomics is a lot like cancer.

Most people don't know they have cancer until it reaches the later cancer stages, when it becomes much harder to treat.

In the early stages, cancer starts off as inflammation. A few cells grow slowly initially. But then, the cells begin to rapidly multiply, and the cancer begins to pick up steam.
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