{"id":247,"date":"2008-02-14T22:52:53","date_gmt":"2008-02-15T03:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2parse.com\/?p=247"},"modified":"2008-02-14T22:52:53","modified_gmt":"2008-02-15T03:52:53","slug":"the-obamas-student-loans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2parse.com\/?p=247","title":{"rendered":"The Obamas’ Student Loans"},"content":{"rendered":"

[digg-reddit-me]According to today’s New York Times profile of Michelle Obama<\/a>, the Obamas were just able to pay off their student loans a “couple of years ago” – presumably with the proceeds from Dreams of My Father<\/em> after it became a bestseller.<\/p>\n

I think this probably says more about the increasing cost of college than it does of Mr. Obama’s relative youth. After all – the Clintons were the same age in 1992 as the Obamas are now, and although I do not know when Mr. and Ms. Clinton’s college loans were paid off, I am pretty certain it was some time before they decided to run for president.<\/p>\n

Today, some student loans are repaid over 30 years. I have no idea how long mine are set to be paid over – but I’m planning as if I will be paying them for the foreseeable future.\u00a0 There are some in my generation will still be paying off their loans when they are in their fifties.<\/p>\n

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