Eric Cantor is a freaking demon. Instead of raising taxes on the super rich or taxes their corporate jets, the Republican Majority Leader who, by the way, is shorting the American economy, thinks college students should pay up -- immediately.
As Monday’s White House budget talks got down to the nitty-gritty, Eric Cantor proposed a series of spending cuts, one of them aimed squarely at college students. The House majority leader, who did most of the talking for the Republican side, said those taking out student loans should start paying interest right away, rather than being able to defer payments until after graduation. It is a big-ticket item that would save $40 billion over 10 years.
Another Republican attack on education. It's already nearly impossible to pay for higher education without going into debt for life, let's make students pay interest before they've even graduated. You know, when they're completely broke. Great incentive for learning. Republicans are truly awful people.