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The History of Student Loans in the United States

Peoples & Things

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Student Loans

The federal government has been dabbling in a lot of tricky financing forever, says historian Lee Krasnoff. There's something to be said for the role the federal government played in the nuclear industry, that there's some things industry just doesn't want to touch without the federal government coming in saying, no, we'll make it safe for you," he adds. "It really is fascinating"

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