Enough with the Averages!

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Like usual, another article about student loan debt mentions the average amount of debt that grads will have in 2011. We need to get away from this number, because it is not a good indicator of the student loan debt crisis. Moreover, the article argues - falsely - that student loan debt still equals good debt. If the current administration truly believes that education is important, priorities need to shift about the way in which it's financed. We also should think about the wars abroad, and how that is draining money that could be used to finance education, infrastructure projects, etc., etc. Like others, I believe that higher education should be free. But I realize that's just crazy talk.