The cost of education in this country is ridiculous and there is no greater reminder of that then the mountains of federal student loan debt millions of Americans are struggling to pay off. But after siphoning your paycheck, Social Security benefits and tax returns, the government has found a new way of getting back its money: lawsuits. That’s right: The government is hiring private debt collection law firms to sue you to collect their money. And surprise: They’re going after the people with the least means to pay. Correspondent Natalie McGill joins Lee Camp at the desk to discuss this latest squeeze on college graduates on the latest Redacted Tonight.

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Lee Camp is the host and head writer of the popular comedy news TV show Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp on RT America. The show also features correspondents John F. O’Donnell, Carlos Delgado, Naomi Karavani, and Phillip Chang. Salon.com said, "The finest TV satire thus far this election season has come from the Nightly Show and Lee Camp on Redacted Tonight." The show has also won a 2016 Telly Award for their live stand-up comedy special in New York City. George Carlin's daughter Kelly said Camp was one of only a handful keeping her father's torch lit. Camp is a former writer for The Onion and for Huffington Post Comedy. He created and starred in the viral YouTube show Moment of Clarity that was seen by millions, and he's performed stand-up comedy in a dozen countries and every state in the US. He has also been featured on Comedy Central, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, MTV, FOX & Showtime. Many know him from the viral clip of him on Fox News calling a “parade of propaganda and a festival of ignorance.”

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