The Price of Nostalgia: How Trump’s Education Bill Revives a Fantasy & Wrecks Our Future

The One Big Beautiful Bill pretends it’s 1980. Here's how the Trump agenda slams the door on opportunity and locks generations in debt.

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TL;DR: Trump’s Education Bill Doesn’t Add Up

Caps federal student loans at outdated levels: $50K undergrad | $100K grad | $150K professional | $200K lifetime (Even though degrees now cost 3x–10x more.)

Eliminates most income-driven repayment options, replacing them with a 30-year plan, with no forgiveness un…