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It was already impossible, or nearly so, to discharge student loans in bankruptcy before Bush 43.


True for federal loans, but Bush also made private student debt difficult to discharge during a bankruptcy.


The intent was to make it easier for students to get loans. And it worked. But many people are irrational and get in over their head.




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