Student debt is a poverty tax on low income families

Students who have to take out loans to go to school wind up paying more than rich people who just pay out of pocket up front.

Ultimately, it's a form of punishment for being low income and wanting higher education.

Correct?

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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

It can be regressive and it can penalise disproportionately students who set their sights on low paying professions such as school teaching or nursing.

In the UK you do not start making repayments until you are earning an average graduate entry level wage. All unpaid debts are written off after 25 years.