 the new vicious cycle of student loan debt did you grow up believing that a college education was the path to the american dream many of us did and many people still believe the kids have to go to college but in a post2008 sluggish economy with many college graduates unable to find employment in their fields or in some cases any field some are questioning the real value of a college degree the cost is high are the results worth the cost what is the reality today s college graduates face read on  wwwhumaneventscom 20131014 thenewviciouscycleofstudentloandebt  