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In reply to the discussion: Psaki: Student loan borrowers likely to have to pay debt 'sometime' [View all]qazplm135
(7,654 posts)who scrimped and saved for retirement had access to that from the start, they might have used that money for other things.
There are a ton of social programs that everyone doesn't get. There have been plenty of one time assistance that everyone doesn't get. I don't have kids so I got less covid relief than those that did. But here's the deal, if future student loan recipients want free college or loans forgiven, there's now precedence and a path for that to happen. Past loan recipients who paid off their loans? You get nothing. Sorry, shit happens. I'm one of them and ya know what, not a big deal. Because if we can help some people it's alright if that doesn't include me. Guess you don't think the same way.
But now you've switched from "I'm mad someone else gets something I didn't get wahhhhh" to "well it's just too darn expensive!"
Yep, it will cost some revenue, just like ANY OTHER SOCIAL PROGRAM.
373 Billion one time is half of what we spend annually on the military.
Half.
It's a sixth of what we spent on Iraq/Afghanistan.
How very Republican to start talking about costs for something that will help 43 million Americans lose some of their debt, lower the amount they pay each month and allow them to save and yes spend helping the overall economy.
So the Wahhh not everyone gets to benefit argument was lame, and the oh it's so expensive argument equally so, what you got left?