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Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Don't Cut Subsidies, Education Lenders Plead


With the House set to take up legislation this week that would sharply cut subsidies to student loan companies by about $19 billion, lenders are trying to do something they have barely had to bother with in recent years: appeal to Democrats. (New York Times, Wednesday)

Political supply and demand.

FEE Timely Classic
Subsidized Education by Russell Madden