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101. Education is a human right

Wed Apr 27, 2022, 07:45 AM

Apr 2022

Student loans are exploitation of young people. PERIOD.
Student loans don't exist in most countries where EDU is often free or greatly subsidized by the gov't.
Student loans are the largest drag on the economy.
Good, you were able to pay yours off, and what year was this? Many can't pay theirs off & your take lacks not only class consciousness entirely but also compassion & empathy for those who are poor & working class too. Your position is draped in privilege and the highest carrier of student loans are black women. Keep the Karen from the 'burbs talking point out of a real discussion of something which impacts 10s of millions of people. Plain & simple; Biden gets rid of student loans you'll NEVER see another Republican POTUS again.
You want to win? That's how you do it. You don't fuck around with people's lives who can't even afford to buy a home because they carry student loan debt they'll NEVER pay off in their lifetimes. JFC my dude...

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Why did Senator Warren have to jump on the media bandwagon, proclaiming how bad Democrats are going [View all] JohnSJ Apr 2022 OP

This isn't helping. nt SunSeeker Apr 2022 #1

Exactly.. It most certainly is NOT. Cha Apr 2022 #58

Good question. Thanks for asking Budi Apr 2022 #2

How dare she give her honest opinion nt ripcord Apr 2022 #48

No one said that but you. Budi Apr 2022 #50

Well a lot of people seem upset that she did ripcord Apr 2022 #52

We have a midterm coming up that is the issue and no offense I don't think Sen. Demsrule86 Apr 2022 #54

I think she understands it just fine ripcord Apr 2022 #56

You don't think Senator Warren understands a midterm is coming up? BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #102

Fundraising. betsuni Apr 2022 #105

because we need to get our heads out of the sand Tickle Apr 2022 #3

No. 'Its The Democrats fault'. Budi Apr 2022 #6

What's getting old is watching my party run aground while pollyannas Doremus Apr 2022 #37

Show us the M4A policy plan they've been selling for 6 years Budi Apr 2022 #51

Okay, so according to you it's okay to promise Doremus Apr 2022 #62

Bwaaaaahaaaaha.. took a few hrs to twist it into That?! Budi Apr 2022 #67

No, we're talking about M4A. Budi Apr 2022 #69

Biden promised to fix Obamacare iemanja Apr 2022 #81

I don't think the party does that iemanja Apr 2022 #71

If Billionaire paid whatever their "fair share" was... brooklynite Apr 2022 #83

You act like the voters are going to care who's fault it is ripcord Apr 2022 #49

So what's the plan to fix inflation? Besides yelling on TV Budi Apr 2022 #72

Inflation isn't a joke iemanja Apr 2022 #68

No one's pretending it's not. Budi Apr 2022 #70

You are iemanja Apr 2022 #73

We don't have our heads in the sand. With a 50-50 Senate, and two Democrats not particularly JohnSJ Apr 2022 #8

Nah. Was told right here it's temporary, transitory, a hoax, greedinflation, etc. Hoyt Apr 2022 #22

The majority is green inflation, but the message should have been. It was going to be worse than it uponit7771 Apr 2022 #28

Don't think it's majorly greed, but lots of folks claim it is. Hoyt Apr 2022 #46

It is, the claim comes from 70 yr high on corp profit *MARGINS*(link) uponit7771 Apr 2022 #65

Of course it is, the point of the OP is not to blame Democrats and to place blame where it belongs uponit7771 Apr 2022 #27

Ban price gouging, strengthen anti-trust laws, help the FTC enforce existing laws BeyondGeography Apr 2022 #4

How long do you think it will take to prove price gouging? If the past is any prediction of the JohnSJ Apr 2022 #9

Government can influence behavior just by acting BeyondGeography Apr 2022 #14

That has all been done before. It took months of hearings, and nothing was accomplished. They JohnSJ Apr 2022 #15

I've been gouged and so have you BeyondGeography Apr 2022 #18

Prove it. It isn't that simple JohnSJ Apr 2022 #20

Here is the proof BeyondGeography Apr 2022 #25

Record profits aren't proof of gouging BG. If it even gets that far with hearings and JohnSJ Apr 2022 #31

Getting back to why did Warren say what she said BeyondGeography Apr 2022 #35

I think she is stating the obvious, in regard to what the problem is. I think the administration JohnSJ Apr 2022 #38

Fix the supply chain. There is your answer. Igirl Apr 2022 #86

Or start writing some bills to address the matter. Budi Apr 2022 #16

In six months before the midterms? Not only do we have the public insurrection hearings in May, but JohnSJ Apr 2022 #32

Right. So why'd they all wait till there was no time left to do something ? Budi Apr 2022 #39

Does it matter, the performative aspects of it would mean more than twiddling thumbs? uponit7771 Apr 2022 #29

Because Dems aren't above reproach, they can improve, and there's still time to fix it. Doremus Apr 2022 #5

A pen stroke will not 'fix' student loans. Budi Apr 2022 #12

I'd rather ask who allowed it to be a centerpoint of his Doremus Apr 2022 #19

No you ask them next time it shows up on your feed. Budi Apr 2022 #40

Sure thing. Doremus Apr 2022 #42

They are not being truthful. And they know it. Budi Apr 2022 #45

What? Nothing here in this long list of accomplishments worth noting to the Media? Budi Apr 2022 #47

Excellent post, Budi. sheshe2 Apr 2022 #60

Jon Cooper's list of PJB's Accomplishments.. so Far! Cha Apr 2022 #61

The question remains Doremus Apr 2022 #63

What promise are you talking about? lapucelle Apr 2022 #84

And they ignore this iemanja Apr 2022 #90

Thank you. Budi Apr 2022 #119

+++ JohnSJ Apr 2022 #116

He didn't promise to cancel all student loans iemanja Apr 2022 #78

Candidate Biden actually said Congress should act immediately to cancel $10,000 of all student loans lapucelle Apr 2022 #85

which is not at all what his detractors claim iemanja Apr 2022 #89

H.R.4797 - the Student Loan Relief Act would forgive up to $50,000 in federal student loans lapucelle Apr 2022 #94

+1 betsuni Apr 2022 #96

I bet if Biden picked up the phone and called *ANY* Democratic House or Senate Member fescuerescue Apr 2022 #107

Biden's phone calls to Democrats are detailed in Woodward and Costa's "Peril." betsuni Apr 2022 #115

Members of Congress (at least in the House) should know about the bill. lapucelle Apr 2022 #122

Influence is the most important power he has fescuerescue Apr 2022 #128

Why on Earth would no one cossponsor it? fescuerescue Apr 2022 #106

Well apparantly its more useful to some Congress people to use it as a campaign wedge than to... Budi Apr 2022 #117

+1 betsuni Apr 2022 #124

Dems talking down chances Pantagruel Apr 2022 #7

An interesting speculation. JohnSJ Apr 2022 #11

Actually, she said Dems must take action on inflation to win in November. Kid Berwyn Apr 2022 #10

Are Manchin and Sinema really going to join in on that? and just how are you going to prove price JohnSJ Apr 2022 #13

Considering the enormous power she has as a Senior Senator, Budi Apr 2022 #24

+1, on this account she is 100% correct Even if some of it is performative uponit7771 Apr 2022 #30

Why doesn't she say republicans treestar Apr 2022 #112

Following four years of lies, denials, and Dem-blaming, the Dems seem determined to be the allegorical oracle Apr 2022 #17

Post removed Post removed Apr 2022 #21

I'm glad she called Meadows a 'Liar and a traitor'. spanone Apr 2022 #23

No one should have an issue with that, unfortunately, that seems to have now taken a back seat, and JohnSJ Apr 2022 #26

Others have said as much. Budi Apr 2022 #34

There are things the Dems can do despite GOP and Manchin/Sinema obstruction Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #33

HE Cannot issue an Ex order cancelling all fed student debt. Budi Apr 2022 #36

Biden ABSOLUTELY has the authority to cancel student debt, via regulatory changes Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #43

No he can not just wave his pen and its gone. Budi Apr 2022 #44

It will go to court and we will lose. Demsrule86 Apr 2022 #55

The President should sign an executive order forgiving all student loans in October ripcord Apr 2022 #57

I am not sure I even believe all student debt should be paid off. I don't Demsrule86 Apr 2022 #59

Why should he? iemanja Apr 2022 #79

So Warren, Sanders and AOC are liars? Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #76

Perhaps Warren, Sanders and AOC aren't experts in the subject area? brooklynite Apr 2022 #109

Warren is an expert for sure. Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #127

That certainly won't help inflation iemanja Apr 2022 #74

It will put more money in millions of people's pockets, which eases the impact of inflation Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #77

So nothing for the people who paid off their loans? Budi Apr 2022 #80

That's a Republican talking point, and is likely the reason Biden is hesitant to move on it Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #92

No its not a Republican talking point. It is a consideration because we've been told to buy into Budi Apr 2022 #93

Education is a human right AntivaxHunters Apr 2022 #101

This is not Democrats fault. betsuni Apr 2022 #103

And all of this is Biden's faullt? Budi Apr 2022 #114

None of this is possible and this nonsense will cost us the midterm. It is Sen. Demsrule86 Apr 2022 #53

It's all possible. Nt Fiendish Thingy Apr 2022 #75

Post removed Post removed Apr 2022 #41

Because she is a Democratic Senater and IMO that's part of her job. She's extremly smart and has a Autumn Apr 2022 #64

Senator Warren forgot to mention S.3802 - Big Oil Windfall Profits Tax Act during her TV appearances lapucelle Apr 2022 #95

+1 betsuni Apr 2022 #97

Perhaps the next time Senator Warren is all over the TV on the Sunday shows lapucelle Apr 2022 #99

Yes, "I've got a plan for that." She's got the bully pulpit. Use it, see if it works. betsuni Apr 2022 #100

Maybe she thinks eventual excise taxes on barrels of oil given to the tax payer on their tax Autumn Apr 2022 #104

Her job is to help republicans treestar Apr 2022 #111

If you want to call a Dem suggesting that Dems do something to help out Autumn Apr 2022 #113

Republicans won't help treestar Apr 2022 #129

K&R betsuni Apr 2022 #66

Better to ignore the reality so political activists feel better? brooklynite Apr 2022 #82

Voters don't care what/who is causing it. LudwigPastorius Apr 2022 #87

+1 leftstreet Apr 2022 #91

Because we're going to be decimated otherwise budkin Apr 2022 #88

"Forewarned is forearmed" 🤔 nt Raine Apr 2022 #98

Perhaps because they'll do badly in the midterms if they don't get a handle on inflation? brooklynite Apr 2022 #108

I don't understand why any democrats do this treestar Apr 2022 #110

In my view, the problem is with only 6 months until the midterms, this could possibly demoralize JohnSJ Apr 2022 #118

And THAT is the point. Budi Apr 2022 #120

Yes. Some arguing to inform us that inflation is a problem and what we are up against, as though we JohnSJ Apr 2022 #121

Yup. Can't imagine HOW inflation got so out of control! Budi Apr 2022 #123

LOL JohnSJ Apr 2022 #125

Its an election year. Budi Apr 2022 #126