Jon Stewart Doesn't Like What He Hears in the Student Loan Debate

Dino Grandoni

It's one of the very, very few issues Democrats and Republicans can agree on: Preventing the rate on federally-subsidized student loans from doubling this summer. Both parties desperately want the young-person vote, and a surefire way to get them is through their pocketbook.

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But of course, there's always some issue, Jon Stewart notices. Democrats want to close corporate tax loopholes, Republicans want to cut discretionary spending elsewhere. What we should get is a civilized debate over the role of government; what we actually get is a bunch of name-calling.

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