Many people take our large student loans to afford to go to college. “College is the new indentured servitude” was posted on Twitter by Steven★★★☆☆Sanders on August 18, 2008.
“Student debt is the new indentured servitude” was posted on Reddit—Progressive on April 2, 2012. “Student loans is the new indentured servitude” was posted on Twitter by Tim Trueheart on May 13, 2013. “Massive student loan debt is the new indentured servitude” was posted on Twitter by David Kennedy on December 19, 2015.
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Steven★★★☆☆Sanders
@stevensanders
Replying to @A6sinthe
@A6sinthe College is the new indentured servitude.
5:35 PM · Aug 18, 2008·Twitter Web Client
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🧟♂️peaves🧟♂️
@rmpeavy
#NationalCollegiateTrust is the new indentured servitude. Retweet if you r having problems w your student loan companies, or just hate em
2:25 PM · Jan 6, 2010·Twitter Web Client
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shmekie
@shmekie
“Unpaid Internship” is the new indentured servitude: “TYPE FASTER, SERF!” [whip]
5:30 PM · Jan 3, 2011·Twitter Web Client
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Nadia Marie Sasso
@NadiaMarieSasso
Someone just said going to college is the new indentured servitude...something to think about
10:07 PM · Feb 25, 2011·Echofon
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Nicole Adriana
@Blaque2reign13
College is the new indentured servitude...SMH!
6:58 PM · May 24, 2011 from Chicago, IL·Twitter Web Client
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TEEDfit
@robteed
the student loan crisis and hyper inflated college education system is the new indentured servitude. dragging america’s dream down. #OWS
9:25 AM · Nov 3, 2011·Twitter Web Client
Reddit—Progressive
Posted by u/dougmuder April 2, 2012
Student debt is the new indentured servitude
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pati
@patitulum
College loans, #studentdebt is the new indentured servitude.
11:41 AM · Aug 10, 2012·UberSocial for BlackBerry
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Tim Trueheart 💯
@TimTrueheart
Student loans is the new indentured servitude.
4:38 PM · May 13, 2013·Twitter Web Client
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Shadowbottle
@shadowbottle
One single book for a summer course: $183. Higher education is the new indentured servitude.
12:28 PM · May 28, 2013·Twitterrific for Mac
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Stephanie Gruver
@stephgruverr
The American higher educational system is the new indentured servitude
2:53 PM · Aug 27, 2014 from State College, PA·Twitter for iPhone
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David Kennedy
@dtkennedy
Massive student loan debt is the new indentured servitude.
#tytlive
10:02 PM · Dec 19, 2015·TweetDeck
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evil sexy hamlet
@stellatex
Contemporary higher ed is the new indentured servitude
12:50 PM · Jan 17, 2019 from Austin, TX·Twitter for iPhone
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/Toomad316 August 20, 2019
Student loan is the new indentured servitude
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