According to a story on Yahoo, not paying your student loans has lots of negative impacts but in 22 states you can actually lose your professional certification or drivers license.

Those 22 states are:

Alabama
Alaska
California
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington

Many people think these punishments are counter-productive since it makes it even harder for those who are behind on payments to have a job and make money.

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