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Student Loans and Social Security
Lawmakers are currently fighting to introduce a bill that would put a stop to the garnishment of Social Security benefits that go to paying off outstanding federal student loan debts. This has been allowed since 1996 with a law put in to affect by Clinton. The main argument with this bill is that is unjust to garnish an already limited income when so many are already struggling to live on the benefits that they receive in retirement. In 2014 alone, $161 million was withheld from benefits in order to pay student loan debts. To read more about this, visit this article with NJ Today.
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