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49. Only billionaires are worthy of debt forgiveness - where have you been?

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The FAIREST solution to student loan debt [View all] Baltimike May 2022 OP

I'm Inclined To Agree, Sir The Magistrate May 2022 #1

So in five or 10 years we do the whole thing over again and pay it all off? Nt USALiberal May 2022 #2

No. Education should be free. Period Lochloosa May 2022 #8

+1 - nt Ohio Joe May 2022 #10

Should anyone be entitled to attend any college of their choosing ? MichMan May 2022 #19

As long as you maintain your grades and attend. Lochloosa May 2022 #38

How are costs reduced, or do colleges get to charge whatever they want? MichMan May 2022 #42

What ifs. Our government negotiates set pricing for several things. Lochloosa May 2022 #45

My kiddo attends college tuition free AntivaxHunters May 2022 #78

15-20 % VAT? MichMan May 2022 #79

And healthcare, no sales tax on food AntivaxHunters May 2022 #80

Might be right, but no politician here will campaign on a 20% VAT. MichMan May 2022 #85

Teachers and classrooms are cheap. Much cheaper than the alternatives. hunter May 2022 #64

Do you think there would be more or less bling if taxpayers were footing the bill? MichMan May 2022 #86

It depends on the government. hunter May 2022 #90

Martinis should be free. Period. Tomconroy May 2022 #27

Can't argue with that one. Lochloosa May 2022 #39

Publicly funded is not free iemanja May 2022 #73

That is an unusual definition of fairness Redleg May 2022 #3

Using this logic, we should never enact Medicare for All wackadoo wabbit May 2022 #6

There is a difference between subsidizing poor - and even irresponsible - choices Ms. Toad May 2022 #14

+1. Hoyt May 2022 #18

Yeah, and Reagan knew of a welfare queen who drove to pick up her food stamps in a Cadillac wackadoo wabbit May 2022 #24

I was responding to a specific allegation Ms. Toad May 2022 #47

Can you please be more specific about the degrees sought, the fields of study attempted, and the... xocetaceans May 2022 #25

Nice personal insult. Ms. Toad May 2022 #50

I'm not seeing the personal insult. Wednesdays May 2022 #54

No edit. Ms. Toad May 2022 #68

I'll wait. n/t xocetaceans May 2022 #65

As I said, Ms. Toad May 2022 #69

We bailed out the banks, we can bail out the students. Fair is fair. Baltimike May 2022 #97

Hear, hear! smirkymonkey May 2022 #4

Um. maybe not the "fairest" sfdennis1 May 2022 #5

Agreed. Ms. Toad May 2022 #12

So "in your spiteful and bULLSHIT style response".... Baltimike May 2022 #33

I agree Progressive dog May 2022 #62

I'm fine with relieving undergraduate debt. Not as enthusiastic about graduate Hoyt May 2022 #7

My oldest granddaughter is headed to medical school in a couple of years. Her estimated debt will be PortTack May 2022 #28

Maybe a program where they can reduce or get rid of student debt if they work in an underserved JI7 May 2022 #30

Or, maybe just forgive all of the debt and stop putting codicils on to amerliorate Baltimike May 2022 #34

Oh come on. Docs make $200+K a year. They can afford $25K in debt payments for 20 years. Hoyt May 2022 #51

Oh come ON...doctors, lawyers, musicians, etc...forgive ALL of it Baltimike May 2022 #55

Sorry, I'd rather skew the forgiveness to undergraduates who theoretically didn't benefit as much Hoyt May 2022 #56

"We aren't going to forgive the total $1.7 Trillion in student loans..." Why not?? Doremus May 2022 #67

Because that will pay for a for Child Care, etc. People who went to college and are earning more Hoyt May 2022 #71

The majority of student loan debt is held by people with advanced degrees iemanja May 2022 #100

How is the loan market predatory when the Federal government took it over in 2010? MichMan May 2022 #87

Agree PortTack May 2022 #70

She'll be making that in a year in 10 years Polybius May 2022 #89

How about giving a nice tax credit to those who paid off their loans? Grasswire2 May 2022 #9

Great idea nt XanaDUer2 May 2022 #46

I don't agree with paying off all student loan debt - Ms. Toad May 2022 #11

Agree with your summation. Students should be willing to take,on some debt to achieve their PortTack May 2022 #29

I don't care...pay off the debt anyway Baltimike May 2022 #35

So you're just fine using your taxes to pay off the loans Ms. Toad May 2022 #43

I agree 10000%! FlyingPiggy May 2022 #13

Again, Zero interest. Pay back what you borrowed. bottomofthehill May 2022 #15

I think this is more palatable than wiping out all debt In It to Win It May 2022 #94

Do we who paid our debt get rebate. Wiping out debt childfreebychoice May 2022 #16

Do the businesses who got tax cuts get a rebate on the higher rate they paid in previous years? Baltimike May 2022 #36

So middle income Americans iemanja May 2022 #17

Right, I don't know why anyone would call that fair Hav May 2022 #32

I've raised this point multiple times iemanja May 2022 #57

This s a sure fire way to lose SoonerPride May 2022 #99

This is one topic I'm finding everyone has a definite opinion on... VarryOn May 2022 #20

I'm want to know a whole lot more about who owes the debt Tomconroy May 2022 #21

Can't find it now on tablet, but there is a recent thread with good info. Hoyt May 2022 #23

Student Loan Info-- Hoyt May 2022 #53

I'm on Team Forgive the Debt. ShazzieB May 2022 #22

Absolutely disagree..... brooklynite May 2022 #26

Make all public higher-learning institutions Duppers May 2022 #31

AMEN!!!! nt Baltimike May 2022 #37

Not until you make early education more equal. JI7 May 2022 #72

+1 betsuni May 2022 #96

I agree Bettie May 2022 #40

Says you. :) Goodheart May 2022 #41

Student loans: Interest rate on new student loans set to go up in July MichMan May 2022 #44

Here for the comments from all of the randites tenderfoot May 2022 #48

Sorry, I'm for stuff that helps those who need it, not a doctor, lawyer, engineer, etc., who Hoyt May 2022 #52

You're farther to the right of most people here - so your opinion isn't surprising in the least. tenderfoot May 2022 #83

Seems to me lots of DUers aren't for any relief. I'm for forgiving most Hoyt May 2022 #84

soooo much spite on here. Telling. nt Baltimike May 2022 #75

Give that cash to billionaires - they won't say shit tenderfoot May 2022 #76

Yup! r�is�n_dubh May 2022 #81

Only billionaires are worthy of debt forgiveness - where have you been? tenderfoot May 2022 #49

Two thoughts DVRacer May 2022 #58

State schools yes, private schools no. KentuckyWoman May 2022 #59

Many HBCU are private MichMan May 2022 #74

I don't see how we can forgive all student debt...and it will destroy the loan program. Demsrule86 May 2022 #60

You can't forgive student loans Zeitghost May 2022 #61

Thank you so much. Lucid Dreamer May 2022 #82

If you are going for equality Progressive dog May 2022 #63

This message was self-deleted by its author Dukkha May 2022 #66

Thank you! AntivaxHunters May 2022 #77

It's not about spite, it's about what's fair to me Polybius May 2022 #88

Can I get mine retroactively forgiven, and be reimbursed for the interest? LudwigPastorius May 2022 #91

I'd like to be reimbursed on the paid principal as well In It to Win It May 2022 #93

Serious question: That has to be justified to people with no student debt. How do you justify that? In It to Win It May 2022 #92

My son is a freshman Bluesaph May 2022 #95

Student loans and rates are set by the government since they took over direct lending. MichMan May 2022 #98