In buying homes, and investing in their futures, in pursuing their american dream. Reduced purchasing power due to high Student Loan Debt not only holds back families daytoday spending but keeps them from making those large investments. I believe its irresponsible and shortsighted for us to think that we can saddle young people people, the true engines of our economy, with this burden and maintain our position as the worlds most powerful economy. Historically the United States has done things differently. We were the leader in expanding college student. From the g. I. Bill following world war ii to pell grant in 1980 we have taken bold steps to ensure that americans have access to college regardless of their ability to pay their way entirely on their own. We created these programs because we understood that an educated work force is essential to our nations economic competitiveness, the most valuable Natural Resource any nation on the planet has is the genius and mental acuity of its p