http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/u-s-lets-china-bypass-wall-street-for-treasury-debt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/u-s-lets-china-bypass-wall-street-for-treasury-debt/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 19:50:11 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=134239 Reuters: China can now bypass Wall Street when buying U.S. government debt and go straight to the U.S. Treasury, in what is the Treasury's first-ever direct relationship with a foreign government, according to documents viewed by Reuters. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/21/u-s-lets-china-bypass-wall-street-for-treasury-debt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/obama-boehner-clash-at-white-house-over-debt-ceiling-hike/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/obama-boehner-clash-at-white-house-over-debt-ceiling-hike/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 18:27:36 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133851 The Hill: President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) clashed during a White House meeting on Wednesday, with the Speaker telling the president that he was “not going to allow a debt ceiling increase without doing something serious about the debt,” Boehner’s office said. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/16/obama-boehner-clash-at-white-house-over-debt-ceiling-hike/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/a-generation-hobbled-by-the-soaring-cost-of-college/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/a-generation-hobbled-by-the-soaring-cost-of-college/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 18:52:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133577 NY Times: Kelsey Griffith graduates on Sunday from Ohio Northern University. To start paying off her $120,000 in student debt, she is already working two restaurant jobs and will soon give up her apartment here to live with her parents. Her mother, who co-signed on the loans, is taking out a life insurance policy on her daughter. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/14/a-generation-hobbled-by-the-soaring-cost-of-college/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/enter-the-dragon-federal-reserve-approves-chinese-expansion-in-u-s-banking-system/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/enter-the-dragon-federal-reserve-approves-chinese-expansion-in-u-s-banking-system/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 23:12:48 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133375 The AP reports. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/09/enter-the-dragon-federal-reserve-approves-chinese-expansion-in-u-s-banking-system/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/socialist-francois-hollande-wins-french-presidency/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/socialist-francois-hollande-wins-french-presidency/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 16:01:30 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=133009 BBC: Analysts say the vote has wide implications for the whole eurozone. Mr Hollande has vowed to rework a deal on government debt in member countries. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/07/socialist-francois-hollande-wins-french-presidency/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/chinese-dissident-is-headache-for-communists-and-dependent-obama-administration/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/chinese-dissident-is-headache-for-communists-and-dependent-obama-administration/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 15:10:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132881 The Hill: Observers said the U.S. and China will both be looking for a way out of the diplomatic fight that allows both sides to save face . . . Willson said he expected the situation to quickly be resolved given the two nations' mutual dependence. The two countries are tied at the hip economically – China is America's second-largest trading partner and is the largest single holder of U.S. government debt – and China's support is needed to get anything done in the UN. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/04/chinese-dissident-is-headache-for-communists-and-dependent-obama-administration/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/high-price-of-foreclosure-your-marriage/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/high-price-of-foreclosure-your-marriage/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 19:28:45 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132745 Huffington Post: Is there a correlation between divorce and foreclosure? Does foreclosure increase the likelihood of divorce, or does divorce increase the risk of foreclosure? The answer is both are probably true. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/high-price-of-foreclosure-your-marriage/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/student-loans-101-the-interest-rate-uproar/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/student-loans-101-the-interest-rate-uproar/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:31:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132680 AP: Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle agree: It would be a mistake to let interest rates on student loans double in July. Especially if they're going to be blamed for it in an election year. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/02/student-loans-101-the-interest-rate-uproar/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/monetary-policy-paul-krugman-you-want-to-go-back-150-years-ron-paul-you-want-bankrupt-roman-empire/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/monetary-policy-paul-krugman-you-want-to-go-back-150-years-ron-paul-you-want-bankrupt-roman-empire/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:29:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132550 The Hill (video): Krugman, meanwhile, described Paul as "living in the world that was 150 years ago." “History tells us that in fact a completely unmanaged economy is subject to extreme volatility, subject to extreme downturns. I know this legend that some people like that the Great Depression was somehow caused by the government or the Federal Reserve, but that's not true. The reality is it was a market economy run amok, which happens repeatedly," the Nobel Prize winning economist said. That prompted Paul to one-up Krugman, saying the Times columnist "wants to go back 1,000 years or 2,000 years just as the Romans and the Greeks and all other countries debased their currency." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/monetary-policy-paul-krugman-you-want-to-go-back-150-years-ron-paul-you-want-bankrupt-roman-empire/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/mcgurn-paul-ryans-cross-to-bear-the-house-budget-chairman-challenges-the-religious-left/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/mcgurn-paul-ryans-cross-to-bear-the-house-budget-chairman-challenges-the-religious-left/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:04:57 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132548 Wall Street Journal: Paul Ryan shocked the gentle souls at Georgetown University when he traveled up to their campus last Thursday and said: "We believe that Social Security legislation, now billed as a great victory for the poor and for the worker, is a great defeat for Christianity. It is an acceptance of the idea of force and compulsion." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/05/01/mcgurn-paul-ryans-cross-to-bear-the-house-budget-chairman-challenges-the-religious-left/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/what-really-kills-family-values/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/what-really-kills-family-values/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:33:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132507 CNN: But over the past few decades, we've lost sight of Roosevelt's words. It's time to rethink the notion of family values and remember, as the story of Willy Loman reminds us, that a strong family starts with a strong economy. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/what-really-kills-family-values/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/ron-paul-the-costs-of-war-military-mental-health-staff-increased-to-20590-amid-rising-suicide-epidemic/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/ron-paul-the-costs-of-war-military-mental-health-staff-increased-to-20590-amid-rising-suicide-epidemic/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:31:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132505 Paul.House.Gov: This month Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced the addition of some 1,900 mental health nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers to its existing workforce of 20,590 mental health staff in attempt to get a handle on the epidemic of suicides among combat veterans. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/ron-paul-the-costs-of-war-military-mental-health-staff-increased-to-20590-amid-rising-suicide-epidemic/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/an-extreme-disparity-how-retirement-benefits-may-sink-some-states/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/an-extreme-disparity-how-retirement-benefits-may-sink-some-states/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:08:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132499 Wall Street Journal: Indiana's debt for unfunded retiree health-care benefits, for example, amounts to just $81 per person. Neighboring Illinois's accumulated obligations for the same benefit average $3,399 per person. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/30/an-extreme-disparity-how-retirement-benefits-may-sink-some-states/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/social-security-trustees-actual-unfunded-liabilities-of-63-trillion-are-2x-reported-amounts/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/social-security-trustees-actual-unfunded-liabilities-of-63-trillion-are-2x-reported-amounts/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:05:43 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132299 NCPA Policy Digest: Here's some bad news: The latest report of the Social Security and Medicare trustees shows an unfunded liability for both programs of $63 trillion. That is equal to about 4.5 times the entire U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), says John C. Goodman, president of the National Center for Policy Analysis. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/social-security-trustees-actual-unfunded-liabilities-of-63-trillion-are-2x-reported-amounts/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/falling-home-prices-drag-new-buyers-under-water/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/falling-home-prices-drag-new-buyers-under-water/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:00:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132295 Reuters: Many borrowers, particularly since late 2010, thought they were buying at the bottom of a housing market that had already suffered steep declines, but have been caught out by a continued fall in prices in wide swaths of America. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/27/falling-home-prices-drag-new-buyers-under-water/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/paul-ryan-v-georgetown-jesuits-on-debt-budgeting-social-welfare-and-subsidarity/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/paul-ryan-v-georgetown-jesuits-on-debt-budgeting-social-welfare-and-subsidarity/#comments Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:33:44 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132224 Faculty question Rep. Paul Ryan’s use of Catholic social teaching. Ryan has this article at the National Catholic Register: Applying Our Enduring Truths to Our Defining Challenge. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/26/paul-ryan-v-georgetown-jesuits-on-debt-budgeting-social-welfare-and-subsidarity/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/crippling-student-loan-debt-kills-economies/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/crippling-student-loan-debt-kills-economies/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:21:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=132043 Townhall: From kindergarten to secondary school, our government has screwed up the process. Back in the 1950's our schools were considered the greatest in the world. But over time, as the federal government has stuck its finger in the pie, the upward trajectory of our educational system has declined. Our public schools are now second rate. The quicker we get government out of the educational market, the better off our entire society will be. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/25/crippling-student-loan-debt-kills-economies/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/medicare-faces-unfunded-liability-of-38-6t-or-328404-for-each-u-s-household/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/medicare-faces-unfunded-liability-of-38-6t-or-328404-for-each-u-s-household/#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:34:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131992 CNSNews: The $38.6 trillion in unfunded benefits Medicare is expected to pay over the next 75 years equals $328,404.43 for each of the 117,538,000 households the Census Bureau said there were in the United States in 2010. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/24/medicare-faces-unfunded-liability-of-38-6t-or-328404-for-each-u-s-household/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/to-pay-off-loans-grads-put-off-marriage-children/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/to-pay-off-loans-grads-put-off-marriage-children/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:30:26 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131561 Wall Street Journal (includes video): Ms. Romine's $900-a-month loan payments eat up 60% of the paycheck she earns as a bank teller in Beaufort, S.C., the best job she could get after graduating in 2008. Her fiancé Dean Hawkins, 31, spends 40% of his paycheck on student loans. They each work more than 60 hours a week . . . Ms. Romine, now 26, also works a second job, as a waitress. She is making all her loan payments on time. They can't buy a house, visit their families in Ohio as often as they would like or spend money on dates. Plans to marry or have children are on hold, says Ms. Romine ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/to-pay-off-loans-grads-put-off-marriage-children/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/boehner-to-usccb-on-welfare-cuts-if-we-dont-make-cuts-youll-really-have-something-to-worry-about/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/boehner-to-usccb-on-welfare-cuts-if-we-dont-make-cuts-youll-really-have-something-to-worry-about/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:25:38 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131528 The HIll: “I want them to take a bigger look,” Boehner said at a Wednesday press conference. “And the bigger look is, if we don't make decisions, these programs won't exist, and then they'll really have something to worry about.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/boehner-to-usccb-on-welfare-cuts-if-we-dont-make-cuts-youll-really-have-something-to-worry-about/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/important-principles-in-federal-budget-debates-faith-debt-caring-for-the-poor-and-subsidiarity/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/important-principles-in-federal-budget-debates-faith-debt-caring-for-the-poor-and-subsidiarity/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:24:25 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131613 Heritage Foundation: Ryan believes his federal budget plan helps accomplish that goal. In a letter last year to then-Archbishop (now Cardinal) Timothy Dolan of New York, Ryan stated that his proposed budget better targets assistance to those in need, repairs the social safety net, and fulfills the mission of health and retirement security for all Americans. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/19/important-principles-in-federal-budget-debates-faith-debt-caring-for-the-poor-and-subsidiarity/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/the-5-trillion-man-debt-has-increased-under-obama-by-5027761476484-56/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/the-5-trillion-man-debt-has-increased-under-obama-by-5027761476484-56/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:42:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131415 CNSNews: Although he has served less than a term, Obama is now the first American president to see the federal government's debt increase by more than $5 trillion during his time in office. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/18/the-5-trillion-man-debt-has-increased-under-obama-by-5027761476484-56/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/16/foreign-holdings-of-us-debt-hit-record-high/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/16/foreign-holdings-of-us-debt-hit-record-high/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:46:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131169 AP: Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury debt rose to a record high in February. China, the largest buyer of Treasury debt, increased its holding . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/16/foreign-holdings-of-us-debt-hit-record-high/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/student-loan-debt-with-little-to-show-for-it/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/student-loan-debt-with-little-to-show-for-it/#comments Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:12:39 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130721 Business Week: “It almost feels like the money is going into a black hole,” he says. “It is frustrating knowing that you’re paying for something which you don’t have a tangible return on.” ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/09/student-loan-debt-with-little-to-show-for-it/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/ap-recovery-threatened-by-runaway-student-loan-debt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/ap-recovery-threatened-by-runaway-student-loan-debt/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:26:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130230 AP report. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/03/ap-recovery-threatened-by-runaway-student-loan-debt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/top-10-debt-inducing-private-law-schools/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/top-10-debt-inducing-private-law-schools/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:18:50 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=130026 Findlaw: All in all, both lists paint a pretty sad picture. No matter where you go to school, you will probably spend the rest of your life paying off your law school debt. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/top-10-debt-inducing-private-law-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/will-you-marry-me-after-i-pay-off-my-student-loans/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/will-you-marry-me-after-i-pay-off-my-student-loans/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:03:14 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129998 Business Week: Could crushing student loan debt be a bigger-than-expected culprit behind recent trends showing that young adults are waiting longer than ever to get married and have children? A new report (not yet online) by economic forecasting firm IHS Global Insight . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/will-you-marry-me-after-i-pay-off-my-student-loans/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/canada-ups-retirement-age-in-bid-to-balance-budget/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/canada-ups-retirement-age-in-bid-to-balance-budget/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:12:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129980 AFP on Yahoo: Flaherty said old age security and guaranteed income supplement benefits worth up to a total of Can$15,000 and now paid out at age 65 would be offered only at age 67, starting in 2023. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/30/canada-ups-retirement-age-in-bid-to-balance-budget/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/ryan-budget-plan-poised-to-pass-house/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/ryan-budget-plan-poised-to-pass-house/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:13:13 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129909 The Hill: The House on Thursday is poised to approve Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wis.) budget measure, which would give Republicans a much-needed lift after months of intra-party squabbling. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/29/ryan-budget-plan-poised-to-pass-house/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/28/demand-for-u-s-debt-is-not-limitless-in-2011-the-fed-purchased-a-stunning-61-of-treasury-issuance/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/28/demand-for-u-s-debt-is-not-limitless-in-2011-the-fed-purchased-a-stunning-61-of-treasury-issuance/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:21:34 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129771 Wall Street Journal (via Google): Last year the Fed purchased a stunning 61% of the total net Treasury issuance, up from negligible amounts prior to the 2008 financial crisis. This not only creates the false appearance of limitless demand for U.S. debt but also blunts any sense of urgency to reduce supersized budget deficits . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/28/demand-for-u-s-debt-is-not-limitless-in-2011-the-fed-purchased-a-stunning-61-of-treasury-issuance/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/gop-budge-plan-still-produces-3t-plus-deficits/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/gop-budge-plan-still-produces-3t-plus-deficits/#comments Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:55:35 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=129074 Reuters: The Republican budget plan would produce deficits totaling $3.13 trillion over the next 10 years -- less than half the $6.39 trillion in deficits the Congressional Budget Office says Obama's fiscal 2013 budget plan would rack up. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/20/gop-budge-plan-still-produces-3t-plus-deficits/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/cbo-obama-budget-adds-3-5-trillion-in-deficits-through-2022/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/cbo-obama-budget-adds-3-5-trillion-in-deficits-through-2022/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:09:41 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128840 The Hill: President Obama’s 2013 budget would add $3.5 trillion to annual deficits through 2022, according to a new estimate from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/16/cbo-obama-budget-adds-3-5-trillion-in-deficits-through-2022/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/foreign-holdings-of-u-s-debt-at-all-time-high/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/foreign-holdings-of-u-s-debt-at-all-time-high/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:47:51 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128784 AP: China, the largest buyer of Treasury debt, increased its holdings . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/15/foreign-holdings-of-u-s-debt-at-all-time-high/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/banks-foreclosing-on-churches-in-record-numbers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/banks-foreclosing-on-churches-in-record-numbers/#comments Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:59:54 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128111 Reuters: Banks are foreclosing on America's churches in record numbers as lenders increasingly lose patience with religious facilities that have defaulted on their mortgages, according to new data. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/09/banks-foreclosing-on-churches-in-record-numbers/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/student-loans-surpass-auto-credit-card-debt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/student-loans-surpass-auto-credit-card-debt/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:00:56 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=127780 Wasington Post: Student loan debt stands at $870 billion nationally, surpassing the nation’s outstanding balance on auto loans ($730 billion) and credit cards ($693 billion) . . . ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/06/student-loans-surpass-auto-credit-card-debt/feed/ 0