Ron Wyden: "Between 1982 and 2007 the cost of a college education increased 439 percent."

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The Truth-o-Meter says: True | Ron Wyden puts a number to the soaring cost of college - 439 percent

A college degree is widely seen as a ticket to success. But nowadays, it’s also an express ride to something else -- debt. Deep and ever-expanding debt. Politicians talk a lot about the rising costs of college and college debt. President Barack Obama talked about it during his State of the Union address in January when he told colleges to get their costs under control or face a loss of taxpayer support. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is also talking about the costs. But in a statement Wyden made recently about college costs, ... >> More

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