In Detroit, half the street lights could go dark

2012-05-25T14:02:00-04:00

The city is deep in debt; it's got a state-appointed board managing its finances, so it's gotta cut services it can't afford. Services that it can't afford in part because it's a city built for two million people that's now home to just over 713,000. So street lights could be a luxury Detroit can't completely afford.

Obama only 8 years out of student loan debt #dontdoublemyrate

2012-04-24T20:07:00-04:00

For the first eight years of our marriage, [Michelle and I] were paying more in student loans than what we were paying for our mortgage. So we know what this is about. And we were lucky to land good jobs with a steady income. But we only finished paying off our student loans—check this out, all right, I’m the President of the United States—we only finished paying off our student loans about eight years ago.

#dontdoublemyrate

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In Detroit, half the street lights could go dark

Obama only 8 years out of student loan debt #dontdoublemyrate