Let Student Loans Work for Students
The article "How to Fix the Student-Loan System" (U.S. News, Nov. 7) doesn't tackle the real issue with student loans -- how these loans are really subsidizing increased tuition prices, which have risen significantly above inflation. These loans enable colleges to increase costs at an alarming rate with no true aim toward being cost conscious.</br></br>Charles Mordy</br></br>Oakland, Calif.</br></br>---</br></br>Having student-loan payments deducted from paychecks forces employers to become the government's collection agents. If students are borrowing more than they can repay, the answer is simple: Loan them less.