Swampland | Political insight from the Beltway and beyond

Swampland | Political insight from the Beltway and beyond

Stories of the debt crisis have saturated headlines for days. While it is easy to get desensitized to the issue, the sense of urgency with which this topic is being reported is not unwarranted. As a twenty-something student, discussions of entitlement spending, Medicare, military expenditures and the like may not seem to strike a resonant chord with you, but it should. Education has been the subject of much debate during this crisis, most specifically subsidized student loans, which most of you receive, may be on the chopping block. Such a move could save the government a considerable sum, but it means that students would accumulate a great deal more debt over the course of four years. Decisions made at the federal level do not happen in a vacuum, regardless of the outcome between now and August 2, cuts will eventually have to be made. Inform yourselves, decide what is important to continue to fund and be an advocate for your cause. For additional reading click on the heading (it is a link to a story that is one of many that outline the debt crisis).