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How the tax package would slam higher ed

  • Written by Ted Afield, Associate Clinical Professor and Director of the Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, Georgia State University
imageThe proposed tax bill could make higher ed even less affordable. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli

The tax code overhaul pending in Congress is littered with provisions that would make it a lot harder for most Americans to go to college or grad school.

All told, the changes proposed by House Republicans would require Americans to spend US$65 billion more to...

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