Student-Loan Debt Is Strangling Gen X
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19 min
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2 min
AI-Generated Summary
Key Takeaways
- ✓Why does Gen X have higher student debt than millennials?
- ✓How did federal loan policies create this debt crisis?
What It Covers
Generation X borrowers carry the highest average student debt per person, with many facing $300,000+ balances approaching retirement age.
Key Questions Answered
- •Why does Gen X have higher student debt than millennials?
- •How did federal loan policies create this debt crisis?
Notable Moment
Chiropractor Rick Bettencourt reveals he owes $306,000 in student debt at age 55 and expects to die with loans unpaid.
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