Students with up to $230,000 in student debt have decided that they are rich in political power.
At a Zoom meeting hosted by the activist group the Debt Collective, student debtors entering the meeting announced on its chat how much money they owed in debt.
Although the meeting numbered around 300 people at its biggest, the debts of all involved may have been in the millions.
Some students owed over $200,000 in debt. Others owed $95,000. Some of the most debt-free attendees owed $20,000.
Activists with The Debt Collective share their student debt numbers, on June 30, 2023. (Jackson Elliott/The Epoch Times)
“$75k, 40k already paid in interest, nothing to the principal. Can’t refinance due to ‘debt to income ratio,’” one student’s message read….