A
Generation Hobbled by the Soaring Cost of College
is a fitting title for Martin and Lehren's New York Times article, since it
tries to address the debt inducting cost of college and the finical hole that
college students have to struggle with. College loans form a wall in front of
the American Dream by shackling students to an enormous debt that can take
years to pay off and cost, in Ms. Hagan's case, "1,000 dollars a
month"(4). Currently, only "38 percent"(3) of active
"federal student loans"(3) are being paid and that means 62 percent
of student loans are being defaulted on or have been postponed. It seems impossible
for anyone to become better educated and more financially successful in life
without accruing deadly debt.
It is easy for me to relate to Millennials Didn't Abandon Our Institutions - Our Institutions Failed Them
by Holland since I am from the millennial
age group and agree that institutions have failed us. I find it comforting to
know that I am not the only one that believes "it's no longer scandalous
to live with a significant other"(2) and that it has become publicly acceptable. Religion is finally being exposed for its "toxic"(2) teachings
of "homophobia, and the ill-treatment of human beings"(2) but the American
Dream seems to be slipping out of my grasp because the world has become a less
trustworthy place that is ruled by "the faceless few"(2) with their
"dark money"(2). It's funny, life used to be so simple as a child, wake
up and go to school and play with friends, but now I am concerned with the
geopolitical landscape and trying saving to pay off my debt. The American Dream
just doesn't seem real anymore.
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