Nonsensical state laws yank licenses from student loan defaulters

State governments do many silly things. Writing in USA Today, Jarrett Dieterle and Shoshana Weissmann bring attention to one of the absolute silliest: in 18 states, workers can have their professional licenses revoked if they default on their student loans.

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