"According to the 2010 Survey of Consumer Finances, 45 percent of all American families hold outstanding student-loan debt. Last year, the total debt Americans owe on their student loans topped $1 trillion. Paired with declining incomes and rising housing costs, student loan debt is stifling the broader economy. This video depicts real-life circumstances of Americans young and old hampered by student loan debt."
For more on the impacts of student loan debt, check out this report by the Center for American Progress
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