Capitalism is designed to keep the poor poor, while making the rich richer. One of the tenets of capitalism is keeping the lower class in debt as a way to unequally distribute power. In America, wealth directly correlates to power, and when an entire generation is fed the lie that "going to college will make you successful," only to come out the other end in crippling student debt in a society where a Bachelor's degree is barely enough qualifications to make minimum wage.

In this episode, Lexi explores their own experience with predatory student loans and the how their student debt has been a huge factor in their declining mental health.

Resources in this episode:

• 😭⁠ Join the nation's first debtor's union w/ the Debt Collective


• 😭 Follow the Debt Collective on Twitter

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These resources are for listeners in the US:

• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Suicide Prevention Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 1-800-273-8255


• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Crisis Text Line⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Text HOME to 741741


• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NAMI National Warmlines⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (text lines and phone lines; not for crisis)


• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: 800-656-4673 (HOPE)


• 😭 LBTQIA+ Support:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Trevor Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Undocumented Immigrants and Families⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Mental Health Resources for Black communities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Resources for Reproductive Right⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


• 😭⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ National Eating Disorders Association resources⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, text NEDA to 741741 for crisis help. Hours for phone and text lines at link

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