The WaPo discovers unintended consequences

Posted by Marc Hodak on August 30, 2010 under Unintended consequences | Be the First to Comment

At least the guy at the head of the organization does:

The U.S. Education Department this summer proposed regulations that would tie access to federal aid programs to graduates’ success in paying off loans.

“They aimed at the bad actors and they wound up scoring a direct hit on schools that service low-income students,” Mr. Graham said in an interview. “That cannot be what the Obama administration wants.”

Is it possible that the Obama administration doesn’t understand all the consequences of its proposals?