Guest AuthorMay 9, 2023
4min0
To date, only one party has acted to solve the problem.
Tag: debt crisis
Guest AuthorMay 9, 2023
Scott PowersMay 4, 2016
7min207
House Speaker Paul Ryan is making the Republican plan to offer relief to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis a top priority, expects the newest draft to emerge soon, and will seek quick passage. The bill, H.R. 4900, the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), comes with assurance to conservatives that it is no […]
Scott PowersMay 2, 2016
10min381
Democratic Florida state Rep. Victor Torres of Orlando called Monday on Winter Park Republican John Mica to do more to help the island and Puerto Ricans as the U.S. territory defaults Monday on its $422 million bond payment, potentially plunging into a new level of economic crisis. “For all of our citizens, this is a […]
Marc YachtMarch 4, 20155min226
According to the Institute for College Access & Success student loan debt is on the rise. Sixty percent of graduates from public institutions, 75 percent of graduates from private non-profit schools and 88 percent from for-profit schools, incurred significant debt. Families earning under $40,000 annually can receive Pell Grants. Surprisingly, Pell recipients tend to borrow […]