R Street Institute
In the News

Nonsensical state laws yank licenses from student loan defaulters

by C. Jarrett Dieterle, Shoshana Weissmann
June 26, 2018
Print
issues: Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Healthier Communities, Occupational Licensing, Student Loans, Thriving Families
originally published in Forbes

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.

Featured Publications