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1. How about we lower the interest rate on them?

Sun Apr 4, 2021, 09:44 AM

Apr 2021

It used to be they were 2.0% or lower. Now I can get a better rate on a credit card.

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How about we lower the interest rate on them? DenaliDemocrat Apr 2021 #1

How about zero interest as long as you are paying back in good faith? Piratedog Apr 2021 #2

Oh fabulous idea. If you are unable to pay Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #6

--- just restore the ability to bankrupt yourself out of it. 3Hotdogs Apr 2021 #3

Uh have you looked at state university costs lately? WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #12

Great idea. Another way government for the people Voltaire2 Apr 2021 #5

Let's play a game: Who Wants to be Popular? aocommunalpunch Apr 2021 #7

Canceling at least some student loan debt will go a long way... OneGrassRoot Apr 2021 #8

Change pay as you earn to 5% of adjusted income from 10% Johnny2X2X Apr 2021 #9

This is a problem in need of a solution, but only up to a point. NCDem47 Apr 2021 #10

I 100% agree! Many people worked 2 jobs to pay it back! Nt USALiberal Apr 2021 #19

Much of student debt should be forgiven. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #11

Again, the community colleges are incredibly good at this. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #17

Excellent points. Blue_true Apr 2021 #29

Forgive it all. WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2021 #13

There is another side of student loan debt that could be addressed PufPuf23 Apr 2021 #14

A good start, but does nothing to address the cost of education Merlot Apr 2021 #18

the kind of issue that can sink 2022 WarGamer Apr 2021 #20

But that's just it... WarGamer Apr 2021 #23

None of those people are ever going to vote for Democrats anyway. meadowlander Apr 2021 #28

I'm not sure going for the Trumpist base is profitable. SYFROYH Apr 2021 #30

I'm not advocating going for the Trump base. WarGamer Apr 2021 #31

I'd say good on him for becoming a social worker. meadowlander Apr 2021 #27

Looking at the arguments here.... Xolodno Apr 2021 #24

Housing market would take off like a Bat out of Hell blm Apr 2021 #25

In some areas, such as SF, I think property values will drop. Xolodno Apr 2021 #26