and a basic promise. - a nation that rewards the effort and determination of every single american. - so the least among us shall have an equal chance to achieve the greatest things. - and the doors of higher education will be open to all. - no matter what your circumstances or where you are, you are part of the life of our great nation. - it s one thing all our presidents agree on, each in their own unique way. [patriotic music winds down] - have a good life. we will see you soon. - and to get that good life, all we had to do was follow the instruction manual on how to do the right thing. study hard, be nice to your brother. - get him! - go to college, graduate, and voila, achieve the american dream. but at some point. [clattering] - the us economy shrinking. - they re not getting married. they re not getting homes. they re not getting jobs.
on how to do the right thing. study hard, be nice to your brother. - get him! - go to college, graduate, and voila, achieve the american dream. but at some point. [clattering] - the us economy shrinking. - they re not getting married. they re not getting homes. they re not getting jobs. - we ve been looking at 40 years of flat wages. - those doors to opportunity got harder to open. [light laughter] - this is a big one staggering debt from student loans. - today, that old instruction manual feels like false advertising. - the system is unfair. we tell young people to go to college. they have to take out loans in order to graduate. and now they re punished for it. - for doing the right thing, borrowing money for the right reason higher education. [tense music] - this is a story about how our basic bargain was broken by greed and politics. - there was two lines slipped in under the dark of night. - it wasn t until it was all over, you look back
on how to do the right thing. study hard, be nice to your brother. - get him! - go to college, graduate, and voila, achieve the american dream. but at some point. [clattering] - the us economy shrinking. - they re not getting married. they re not getting homes. they re not getting jobs. - we ve been looking at 40 years of flat wages. - those doors to opportunity got harder to open. [light laughter] - this is a big one staggering debt from student loans. - today, that old instruction manual feels like false advertising. - the system is unfair. we tell young people to go to college. they have to take out loans in order to graduate. and now they re punished for it. - for doing the right thing, borrowing money for the right reason higher education. [tense music] - this is a story about how our basic bargain was broken by greed and politics. - there was two lines slipped in under the dark of night. - it wasn t until it was all over, you look back