McConnell Calls National Debt ‘Very Disturbing,’ Blames ‘Bipartisan Reluctance’ to Tackle Entitlements
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Working-age Illinois Residents Are Fleeing the State Amid Debt Crisis
An Illinois Policy Institute analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data found that Illinois’s working-age population declined by 41,000 from July 2016 to July 2017, even though the United States’ prime working-age population grew by almost 450,000 over the same time period. The state also saw slower population growth in every working-age population category, which includes people between the ages of 25-54.
Survey: 34 Percent of Students in Default Never Made a Payment
More than one-in-three borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans did so without ever attempting to make a payment, according to a new report.
