Why College Debt Exploded 1200% Since 1980

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The shocking truth about how the education system became a profit machine. College tuition has skyrocketed 1,200% since 1980, creating nearly $2 TRILLION in student debt - more than all credit card debt combined! This isn't random - it's the Education-Industrial Complex at work.
🔍 In this investigation, we expose:

How college went from $514/year to a lifetime of debt
The university presidents earning $1.7 million+ annually
Why student loans are designed to keep you paying forever
How five publishers control 80% of the textbook market
The lobbying machine keeping this system in place

🔗 SOURCES:
National Center for Education Statistics
Brookings Institution
Federal Election Commission
College Board
Student PIRGs
NAACP Student Debt Stories

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