What others say: Debt vise tightens as republicans and democrats disagree

Deseret News Tuesday 1st May, 2012

The following editorial appeared recently in the Kansas City Star: Even when congressional Republicans and Democrats say they agree, they find ways to disagree. Both sides claim they want to prevent interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford student loans from automatically doubling in July. That's the good news. Interest rates soaring to 6.8 percent would affect 7.4 million Americans. The bad news: Each political party has its own idea o...

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