So far, federal politicians keep missing the big problems with the student-loan program. That’s Jonathan Robe’s conclusion after sitting in on a hearing on Capitol Hill yesterday. He writes about it in this post on the Center for College Affordability and Productivity blog. They were delighted to hear that in the transition to all direct loans, no student (at two schools, anyway) missed out on getting a loan — reminiscent of hearings back around 2004 when the big news was that hardly anyone who wanted a mortgage was being denied. The mindset that it’s good for just about everyone to go to college seems to be firmly entrenched in the minds of politicians.