On the surface, college student loans appear to provide students with a fantastic opportunity by allowing young people to continue their education and further their careers. However, taking out student loans could be a material cooperation of evil. For instance, Alan Collinge, author of The Student Loan Scam: The Most Oppressive Debt in U.S. History – and How We Can Fight Back, had taken out loans to complete three degrees in aerospace engineering that totaled out to be $38,000 (vi). By the time Collinge graduated, his loans had totaled to almost $50,000, which he consolidated with Sallie Mae (vi). Although Collinge was able to continue making regular payments, he had missed just one payment, which resulted in late fees being tacked on
