Biden Forgave Billions in Student Debt. Poll Shows It's Not Enough For Gen Z

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23. I think what this reflects

is whether any voter (young people in this instance) feels frustrated and like they are in a bad place personally, within the four walls of their family, their housing situation, their finances. When that is the case, they tend to blame whomever is in charge at the time, feeling that they've had a chance to do something... and haven't (this may be fair or unfair.)

Biden has done good things with student debt (more than anyone else.) He took an impossible covid situation and a bad economic situation, both of which he inherited from 45, and steered the ship away from disaster. Even though not one of the drugs I take is on the list that was recently announced for price reductions in Medicare, I appreciate that what he is doing will help other people.

But there are definitely lots of people out there hurting. Housing costs have skyrocketed. Young people, middle class people, older people, are all finding it impossible to afford a home. Many also struggle to pay rent. Food costs have gone up. Young people are not having children--many just can't afford it when you add in housing costs, childcare costs, food costs, and everything else. Student debt is another big one and some industries are finding that hiring has slowed down. Healthcare costs continue to be a mess.

None of these are Biden's fault. But there is a reason that it's rare for one party to hold onto the white house for more than a few terms. When people are discontent, they blame whomever is in charge. Of course the alternative wouldn't be better. It would be infinitely worse. But we need to worry more about young people feeling unenthusiastic and just not showing up to vote. Biden needs to put in some big measures in the next 10 months that help young people, stuff to help fund childcare centers and bring costs down for parents, regulations to stop foreign investors from buying up all the housing stock, turning it into rentals and Airbnbs and driving the prices out of reach for young US homebuyers. Something. We need stuff that impacts families in their day to day lives.