Ignoring the Elephant in the Room on Student Loans?

The elephant in the room is the federal student loan program itself. Under the Student Loan Reform Act of 1993, the federal government began lending directly to borrowers instead of subsidizing and guaranteeing loans through a bank.

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2nd Amendment Obliterated? Federal Gun Control Already on the Books

Even just a quick look at the long, and growing, list of federal gun control on the books makes it clear to any constitution-supporter that the 2nd Amendment isn’t just newly under attack. It hasn’t been in force for close to a century.

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Today in History: British Seizure of Gunpowder Leads to “Powder Alarm”

In effect, the move was a British gun control measure intended to limit the colonists' ability to arm themselves.

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Federal Funding Comes with Federal Control

The founders recognized that power over the “purse strings” was a substantial one - as governments throughout history used that to control the people. Today, this is seen in huge ways, as federal “grant” programs are consistently used to nationalize local programs - from police and surveillance - to emergency management and response.

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4 Signs of an Authoritarian Regime

Using the wisdom and warnings of the Founders, it should be pretty obvious that we don’t live in the “land of the free.” Instead, an arbitrary government that keeps growing and growing - and growing - the very definition of a tyranny.

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