More crazy nutty student debt...

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And for anyone who talks about people in poverty not being able to afford college - anyone in poverty qualifies for pell grants. I have a nephew who went to school for free. Not a dime in student loans. And I wouldn't consider them "poverty" but the government does, so he gets to go to school for free. You can't tell me that the poorest kids have to take out student loans. I know WAY more kids who are taking out loans to go to private college or UC instead of CSU (University of CA instead of Cal State schools where the cost is 2x as much), or who want to live in the dorms or an apartment 15 minutes away from their parents house, than "poor" kids who go to the local cc and then go to CSU and live at home. The ones I know with the most debt are paying for lifestyle, not tuition.

I was the one who mentioned poverty. With the increase in tuition pell grants do not cover the full amount of a students tuition at many schools, and not all students seek to attend "the local community college." When I first began my college career I worked in the financial aid office at my local community college (work study), and you had to have little to no income to be given the full pell grant amount. For students who worked, but were still under the poverty line many had to take out loans to pay the remaining balance. So while most people may not see poverty as an issue it is. Pell grants do not cover everything.