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New Mexico Politicians Propose Forcing Kids to Apply to College

As Rahm Emanuel and his pals in Chicago did last year, some New Mexico politicians are proposing that high school students be mandated to apply to college in order to escape the public school system. Ahh,...

Americans Just Hit a New Record For Combined Debt

You won't believe how much of it is delinquent.

10 Things The GOP Will Pass In Pork-Filled Budget Deal

Congratulations! The GOP holds the House, the Senate, and the White House, and, in addition to not abiding by the Constitution and repealing all of the so-called “Affordable Care Act,” they...

Obama Admin. Hid the Coming Tsunami of College Loan Defaults

  There is a rarely discussed government-created debt tsunami on the horizon, a wave so titanic and vast it could make the 2008 housing bubble that threw the US economy into a technical depression...

Feds Spend Millions on Why Kids Don't Like Sneezed-On Food - and More, in 'The Federal Fumbles'

It’s gift-giving time, that time when people of various religious faiths think about buying something entertaining, meaningful or both for their friends and loved ones. So, in the spirit of the “season,”...

Trump: Our Energy Policy Is 'Putting a Lot of People Out of Work'

(Image via Screenshot) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said during the first presidential debate Monday night that the Obama administration’s energy policy is killing American jobs....

Trump Owns Up to Clinton Claim He's 'The King of Debt'

(Image via Screenshot) Hillary Clinton took aim at Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee criticized Trump for citing his...

Christie: Hillary Clinton is 'the Real Adversary,’ 'Will Drown Us in Debt’ if Elected

During the GOP primary debate Tuesday night, Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie warned both audience members in the Milwaukee Theatre and viewers at home that, if Democratic candidate and...

Rubio Fires Back at Trump: ‘I Didn’t Inherit Any Money,’ Had to Pay Off My Own Student Loans

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized fellow GOP contender Marco Rubio on Tuesday for being a so-called “disaster with credit cards.” “For years I’ve been hearing...

FSU Graduate Selling Her College Diploma for $50,000 to Pay Off Student Loans

Stephanie Ritter graduated from Florida State University in 2011 with a degree in theatre. She is hoping that her degree diploma is worth more than the actual college degree itself, which is why she...

Clinton's College Plan Requires Students to Work '10 Hours a Week,' 'Contribute' Earnings

In presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s newly-unveiled plan to make college more affordable and “debt-free,” Clinton plans to require students to work and then forfeit their...