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Saturday, July 13, 2013

How to End the Student Loan Crisis: Make Wall Street Pay | Les Leopold

How to End the Student Loan Crisis: Make Wall Street Pay | Les Leopold:

"Anyone with a heartbeat knows that Wall Street took down the economy, killed millions of jobs and hasn't had to pay a penny for the damage it caused. In fact, we are paying them for crashing the economy in the form of trillions in bailouts and low interest loans.

Well, maybe it's time for Wall Street to contribute, rather than siphoning off our wealth. How about a sales tax on all transfers of stocks, bonds, and derivatives in order to fund tuition-free higher education at public institutions?"


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