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The '''student debt crisis''' is a unique phenomenon in the | The '''student debt crisis''' is a unique phenomenon in the US whereby students are financially crippled by debt taken out to pay for higher education. This crisis has arisen from finance capitalism's parasitic drive for increased profits.<ref>[https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/student-debt-crisis-how-american-educational-institutions-fail-communities/ Student debt crisis: How American educational institutions fail communities] by [[People's World]]</ref> 44 million Americans collectively hold about $1.6 trillion in student debt.<ref>[https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/12/how-student-debt-became-a-1point6-trillion-crisis.html How student debt became a $1.6 trillion crisis] by CNBC</ref> | ||
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