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Origin of Everything
Why Do Students Have So Much Debt?
Season 2
Episode 19
Going to college in America ain't cheap with each semester costing thousands upon thousands of dollars. How do American students pay for this and how did the price tag get so high? Today, Danielle takes a dive into the student debt crisis and examines the good intentions that led to it.
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