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Garion_55

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2. I wish today's students had it as easy as my dad did.

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 06:20 PM

Feb 2021

My dad graduated with an engineering degree in the mid sixties. I don't remember him having any crushing debt. He was immediately able to get a job earning enough to soon pick up his family and drive us out to silicon Valley and buy a house And start working on building a second.

My mom eventually went to school to earn a degree and she graduated without any crushing debt. Early 80s.

I remember minimum wage being enough that you could work 40 hours and get an apartment somewhere on your own. And still have money left over to eat

Students today would be so much better off if they could graduate without all that debt they could get a minimum wage job at the very least and earn enough to move out of the parents' basement

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Dem Sens Urge Biden To Use Exec Action To Cancel Student Debt Beyond $10K [View all] riversedge Feb 2021 OP

There are just so many ways to make the debts less burdensome bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #1

Generally good thoughts that I somewhat agree with. The devil, as always, is in the details and KPN Feb 2021 #31

I wish today's students had it as easy as my dad did. Garion_55 Feb 2021 #2

yes Skittles Feb 2021 #15

Why are 2 top Sens asking Biden? Can't they write the legislation ? Budi Feb 2021 #3

I think they are floating the issue to see how much push-back it creates bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #4

Executive Action GB_RN Feb 2021 #5

+1 nt JoeOtterbein Feb 2021 #23

Kill the interest, the profit, leaving just the principal. rickyhall Feb 2021 #6

Agree Normanart Feb 2021 #29

The Federal government took over student loans in 2010 as part of the ACA MichMan Feb 2021 #33

Just My Opinion OhioTim Feb 2021 #7

I agree. No one HAS to go to an expensive private school TexasBushwhacker Feb 2021 #9

And ordinary taxpayers shouldn't have to subsidize students who go to hugely expensive schools pnwmom Feb 2021 #11

It's about status more than about learning and education JI7 Feb 2021 #13

Well an Ivy, or semi-Ivy, can look really good on your resume TexasBushwhacker Feb 2021 #32

Thats why my daughter is pissed about it marlakay Feb 2021 #14

We would be a better country if people like your daughter just got over it and quit worrying... Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2021 #18

Obviously you don't know what its like to work marlakay Feb 2021 #19

Your stance is very understandable. blue neen Feb 2021 #20

I worked my way through college running a jackhammer. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2021 #25

+1000! JoeOtterbein Feb 2021 #24

your comment could refer to many other situations riversedge Feb 2021 #28

Do you feel the same way about tax breaks for the wealthy? MichMan Feb 2021 #30

What of those "older" students with a debt, and I mean "older", how would this work turbinetree Feb 2021 #8

Or if not cancel it atleast set the interest rate to zero permanently. cstanleytech Feb 2021 #10

I think Joe may be concerned about a giveaway to students from wealthy families dlk Feb 2021 #12

Yawn. With all the other issues facing Americans and Biden, let's address those first, please! George II Feb 2021 #16

Yes, go beyond $10K leanforward Feb 2021 #17

Yep! JoeOtterbein Feb 2021 #22

K n R ! Thanks for posting! JoeOtterbein Feb 2021 #21

Really? so those of us who went to tech school because we felt we couldnt afford Kashkakat v.2.0 Feb 2021 #26

' The Biden admin has said they're reviewing options for cancelling up to $50K' riversedge Feb 2021 #27