http://studentlabor.org/2013/05/29/sallie-mae-buying-political-influence-at-what-cost/ A project of Jobs with Justice Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:53:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.28 http://studentlabor.org/2013/05/29/sallie-mae-buying-political-influence-at-what-cost/#comment-48239 Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:53:05 +0000 http://www.studentlabor.org/?p=1369#comment-48239 […] presence in Washington, particularly with Republicans. It is reported that Sallie Mae has spent close to $6 million on political contributions from 1992 to […]

]]> http://studentlabor.org/2013/05/29/sallie-mae-buying-political-influence-at-what-cost/#comment-7400 Sat, 22 Mar 2014 07:34:07 +0000 http://www.studentlabor.org/?p=1369#comment-7400 […] Here’s what the lack of consumer protections means: You can go out and spend $50,000 on credit cards and file for bankruptcy.  You can run a massive, corrupt corporation like Enron and file for bankruptcy.  You can buy a house that you can’t afford and you still have consumer protections.  You can even gamble away thousands of dollars and still get those protections.  But if you go to school and amass thousands of dollars in debt, no dice.  You are stuck with those loans, thanks in part to the wonderful lobbyists (like folks from Sallie Mae) who worked hard to do away with consumer protection…: […]

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