I started covering student loans as part of my Occupy Wall Street coverage in 2011.  The coverage was from a big picture policy viewpoint.  I have now taken up a different approach.  I am going to study student loans from my viewpoint as a tax planner.  Frankly, I agree that the system is kind of screwed up, but so is the tax system, which accounts for Reilly’s First Law of Tax Planning – It is what it is.  Deal with it. My first post under the new approach was

June 22, 2020 – Student Loan Income-Driven Payments- Tax On Forgiveness Should Not Scare You Off

I believe that applying the type of disciplined thinking that goes into tax planning can help borrowers cope with student debt issues.

Below is prior coverage of the issue.  Even though it goes back quite a few years some of the posts are still relevant.

October 5, 2011 – Declaration of the Occupation of New York City – Thomas Jefferson is Tough Act to Follow 

Included in the Declaration was They have held students hostage with tens of thousands of dollars of debt on education, which is itself a human right. 

October 7, 2011 – Occupy Wall Street – Let’s Have a Student Loan Bailout – But We Need to March on the Colleges – I argue that students should be able to write down loan balance to economic value of credential. Possibly not one of my better ideas.

October 27, 2011 – Student Loan Problems – Help to Avoid Default – guest post by Michael Ryan.

October 28, 2011 – Student Loan Borrowers Need Help to Understand Repayment Rights – Guest post by Paul Combe of American Student Assistance.

November 2, 2011 – When Will The Education Bubble Explode? – Guest post by Timothy Smith – The Echo Boom Bomb

December 29, 2011 – Should Student Loans be Dischargeable in Bankruptcy? – Guest post by Alan Collinge.

January 10, 2012 – Student Loans and Bankruptcy – The Debate Continues – Guest post by Alan Collinge.

January 30, 2012 – Is There a Media Blackout of the Student Loan Crisis? – Guest post by Alan Collinge.

March 19, 2012 – Why College Prices Keep Rising – Guest post by Alan Collinge.

March 29, 2012 – Student Loan Defaulter Calls For Solidarity – Guest post by Timothy Smith

March 31, 2012 – Big Government, Congressman Ryan, and Student Loans – Guest post by Alan Collinge.

April 23, 2012 – Time To Occupy Department Of Education? – Guest post by Alan Collinge.

April 25, 2012 – Student Loans – Beyond The Interest Rate Debate – Guest post by Alan Collinge.

April 30, 2012 – Sallie Mae Not Opposed To Bankruptcy Relief For Student Loans – I meet with Jack Remondi COO of Sallie Mae

May 2, 2012 –  Could Refinancing All Student Loans Be A Free Lunch For The Taxpayers? – Another one of my hare-brained schemes?

May 15, 2012 – Student Loan Crisis – New York Times Catching Up With My Guest Posters – Guest post by Timothy Smith,

June 6, 2012 – Does Sallie Mae Want Students To Default? – Guest post by Alan Collinge responding to claims by Jack Remondi.

Cartoon by Bill Willams June 27, 2012

August 27, 2012 – How To Fix The Student Loan System – Guest post by Alan Collinge.

September 20, 2012 Romney Ryan On Student Loans – Crony Capitalism? – Interview with Alan Collinge close to 2012 election

July 5, 2015 – Something Borrowed Makes You Blue – Student Debt And Joint Returns    – Review of article by Victoria Haneman.

October 28, 2015 – Interview With Student Loan Activist Alan Collinge On Bankruptcy Protection

 

 

 

 

 

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