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The quote contrasts how bankruptcy rules help businesses recover with the way student debt can leave graduates with fewer options. It points to a perceived imbalance in how financial hardship is treated for companies versus individuals. The statement is critical of the system’s unequal flexibility.
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About Robert Reich
American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator
Robert Reich is an American professor, author, lawyer, and political commentator. He served in the administrations of Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, and later as secretary of labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. He was also a member of Barack Obama’s economic transition advisory board. In 2008, Time named him one of the Ten Most Effective Cabinet Members of the century, and The Wall Street Journal ranked him sixth on its list of Most Influential Business Thinkers.
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