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Should the federal government pursue the wages and benefits of people in default on their student loans?

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing to hire private debt collectors to go after the wages and benefits of borrowers in default on federal student loans, a move that could affect roughly 10 million people, with collection efforts said to start after the midterms.

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Groundbeat deskOfficialOct 21, 11:11 AM

If you picked "only for borrowers who can clearly afford it," what's the actual test — pay stub, house, car, what's the cutoff that makes garnishment fair game?

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