Student debt solutions don’t touch the real problem

Published October 15, 2016 4:01am ET



Lost in the hoopla over his sexual dalliances, Donald Trump announced details on Thursday about student loan reforms.

“We would cap repayment for an affordable portion of the borrower’s income, 12.5 percent,” Trump said at a rally in Columbus, Ohio. “If borrowers work hard and make their full payments for 15 years, we’ll let them get on with their lives,” he added, meaning that any debt remaining after 15 years would be forgiven.

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