Student loan debt has doubled since 2007 to more than $1 trillion, an amount that has outpaced credit card debt, according to the Federal Reserve. That financial load is being blamed for stifling the economy as borrowers put more of their incomes toward repaying debt instead of spending in other areas. Here’s how much debt Georgia borrowers are carrying and how proposals would impact them.

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 First Liberty Building & Loan founder Brant Frost IV. (Photo illustration: Philip Robibero/AJC)

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Waymo autonomous vehicles operate across 65 square miles inside I-285 and have been involved in six incidents with Atlanta Public School buses since May. Waymo issued a recall because of their cars briefly stopping or slowing down before continuing forward while a bus was stopped and flashing its lights. (Courtesy of Atlanta Public Schools)

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