Ever feel as if there’s nobody you can talk to about your student debt situation? Feeling alone with nowhere to turn? At StudentDebtCrisis.org, we know how difficult it can be for some folks to navigate the world of student loans all on their own.
That’s why we just installed a brand new chatroom on our website. We envision this chatroom to be a safe, judgement-free space where you can talk honestly and openly about your student loans with similarly-situated people who understand exactly what you’re dealing with.
The chatroom is open 24/7 for everyone to use, however; we also plan to use this space to have moderated chats on specific topics from time to time.
The topic of the first moderated chat is: The Consequences of Defaulting and How to Avoid That Fate, which will be held on Wednesday, September 18th at 6pm EDT (3pm PDT). Please mark your calendars accordingly.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support. Now, let’s get to chatting!
Sincerely,
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P.S. Don’t forget: there’s still time to submit your own video to the #OutWithStudentDebt Video Project! Record a 1-2 minute video of yourself talking about how student debt has affected your life, upload it to YouTube using the hashtag #OutWithStudentDebt in the title of the video. That’s it! Simple, quick and easy!
Daily Archives: 09/19/2013
Voices of Xingu
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Dumb And Dumber
The federal government is hurtling toward two critical deadlines where a failure to act will be extraordinarily damaging to the US economy. But Republicans think it’s okay to play political games even if it means sabotaging our economy.
Deadline 1: To avoid government shutdown, Congress needs to pass a spending bill to fund the federal government by September 30. Republicans have been engaged in a civil war for weeks over how best to use this deadline to manufacture a crisis. Those on the far right, led by Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, insist they shut down the government unless the budget fully defunds Obamacare, even touring the country to promote a shutdown. And now there are reports that House Republican leadership is following their lead in allowing such a bill to come to a vote.
The consequences of a government shutdown are severe: social security checks might not go out, our troops might not get paid, and the economy would take a huge hit. Indeed, some fearful Republicans have warned their constituents as much.
A majority of Americans will blame Republicans if the government shuts down. But Republicans are still unable to let go of their obsession with repealing Obamacare, and are now barreling towards shutdown. That’s just dumb.
Deadline 2: The U.S. government will default on its obligations sometime in mid-to-late October unless Congress extends its borrowing limit. This would have catastrophic consequences for not just the United States economy; it could cause a worldwide crash even worse than we faced in 2008. But House Republican leadership — that’s right, not just some of their crazier members — want to use the debt limit to force Congress to delay Obamacare for one year. Speaker John Boehner, who previously insisted he would not use the debt ceiling for political leverage, has promised “a whale of a fight.”
We’ve been down this road before. Paying our bills on time is non-negotiable. Congress needs to pay the bills Congress itself racked up. Period.
Even among those that oppose the health care law, more than half want their elected officials to make it work as well as possible. So if Republicans truly think the American people support their threats of default instead of doing the hard work of governing, well…that’s dumber.
BOTTOM LINE: Americans are tired of the fighting and of having their economic security put on the line time and time again. Harming the economy to refight old political battles won’t help middle class families.
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Christian belief or a great deception
Today, maybe this week certainly before the end of the month, Republicans in Congress will take votes that could possibly ruin our democracy as we know it by holding Americans hostage again. The debt deficit, immigration , Snap, XL pipeline, VRA and maybe reproductive rights among many other things are being held hostage for the extortion of the Affordable Care Act. I am assuming most if not all know or should know that SCOTUS made a decision on ACA and that judgment has been ignored, disrespected and denied by folks like Senator Ted Cruz, who I believe is completely incompetent and unqualified to hold what we used to call a position of Public Service or Servant, though he and those voting to take away or demand stipulations for what used be considered Social Services to those in need. Not very Christian or Public Servant like
This morning, i turned my TuneIn Radio on to bill press …. his guest was Rev Wallace , who discussed among many things the misuse or misinterpretation of Matthew 25 and the need for folks to read learn and understand what Matthew 25:34- 40 really means … I am paraphrasing. If you do go to town halls etc. with Republican Politicians or their surrogates … take some time and consider
“As you did it to the least of these my brothers and sisters, you did it to me” (Matthew 25:40)
Have you heard about Republicans using or in my opinion misusing Matthew 25:34-40 from the New Testament?
Stop … and think about that. Ask yourself why and how could Republican members of Congress use the Bible for NO votes against the Farm Bill, food stamps or those in need due to the recession and our financial collapse that has NOT fully recovered yet … Ask yourself what part has the Republican Party of No misused Religion to make points against voting for improving the status of their fellow man lest we include President Barack Obama
Matthew 25:34-40 of the New Testament has always been interpreted by: Providing nutritional food to the hungry, clean water to the thirsty, clothing to the naked, affordable shelter to the homeless, medical care to the ill, and humanitarian supplies to prisoners.
How Christian is it to misuse abuse or misinterpret Matthew 25 to mean provide advice help but with some qualifiers beyond what is already asked for by HHS agencies all over the country…. People need help … a hand up not free stuff nor are they trying to get over like most if not all Republicans imply or state outright
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Syria: Close Up ~~ {Event} a Crisis
| Syria: Close-Up of a Crisis Wednesday, October 16, 2013 | Doors: 6:00 pm Event: 6:30 — 8:00 pm Buy tickets ▸ mercycorps.org/oct16 206.547.5212 |
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| Mercy Corps, along with the World Affairs Council, invites you to join us for a panel discussion on the ongoing crisis in Syria. The two-year conflict has claimed over 100,000 lives and forced 2 million to flee to neighboring countries. Inside Syria, an estimated 6.8 million people are in desperate need of assistance and the humanitarian situation is only getting worse, inside and outside the country. This evening will provide insight into the historical context of the current Syrian refugee crisis, perspectives from a humanitarian aid worker on what it’s like on the ground and the implications of the conflict for the region and the United States. The panel will include:
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