This Picture Will Make You Think Forgiving Student Debt Isn't So Crazy After All

[chervilant]

163. Well, durn,

now you're tangentially alluding to a bigger part of the hidden mass of this controversial iceberg: fully 40% of US adults are functionally illiterate. Furthermore, the vast majority of the math students I've taught lack BASIC math skills, and must struggle to 'memorize' college algebra so they can pass this mandatory gateway course.

And, you are mistaken that I have even the remotest concern with "the problem of all of us who did what we were supposed to do and sacrificed to pay our loans back." I am concerned because our young people ARE pursuing college degrees to obtain better paying jobs, and they are leaving school with record levels of debt, the repayment of which will render them barely solvent for decades.

(Oh, and I have to agree with others who have observed that the "I've paid my dues, now you pay yours!" meme is far more common among conservatives du jour, and surprising to see here on DU.)