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gulliver

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39. Promise now to work on further student loan forgiveness if we keep Congress in 2022...

Fri Apr 29, 2022, 06:12 PM

Apr 2022

...and if the demographics most interested in student loan forgiveness help us win.

Otherwise, fair's fair. If we lose, we can't do anything, and Republicans will start writing laws to prevent student loan forgiveness in the future. They'll go to court to take back any student loan forgiveness Biden has already provided. We won't be able to stop them, and we shouldn't try (if student loan forgiveness supporters contributed to the loss by not showing up). If we win, but it is other demographic groups that help us, then those groups get their issues worked on first.

I believe we call that democracy. It's about as fair as you can get.

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Should student loans be forgiven? [View all] ColinC Apr 2022 OP

I think we should get away from the dollar amount and move to a time frame. boston bean Apr 2022 #1

Why does paid public education stops after high school? Emile Apr 2022 #2

Fight to increase property taxes to also include supporting colleges. Kaleva Apr 2022 #23

Fight for corporations to pay more taxes, after Emile Apr 2022 #24

We all benefit from a higher educated citizenry. Kaleva Apr 2022 #27

Ideally cancelled for low income borrowers and reduced for the rest mvd Apr 2022 #3

Cancel interest cerebrate2006 Apr 2022 #4

I agree with canceling interest COL Mustard Apr 2022 #8

I still have student loan debt and would happy with that. It's the interest that's the problem. Luciferous Apr 2022 #11

And any penalties n/t 867-5309. Apr 2022 #18

That would be my choice. My opinion is that if student debt is wiped out then so is the ability to Demsrule86 Apr 2022 #22

I'm not sure taxpayers should be on the hook for this. Tomconroy Apr 2022 #5

I'm With You RobinA Apr 2022 #16

Two questions marie999 Apr 2022 #6

All debts should be cancelled Sick_n_Tired Apr 2022 #7

Seconded. Kid Berwyn Apr 2022 #37

We need an educated populace. tecelote Apr 2022 #9

some questions quaker bill Apr 2022 #10

Good points. Duppers Apr 2022 #15

Just sticking with the strict definition quaker bill Apr 2022 #43

FYI ariadne0614 Apr 2022 #12

And then in 10 years from now we have to do the same thing??? USALiberal Apr 2022 #13

Just at a loan rate that can be paid. alphafemale Apr 2022 #14

Zero interest. XanaDUer2 Apr 2022 #17

Cancel all of it AntivaxHunters Apr 2022 #19

Should the people who paid off their loans or didn't need loans get a rebate? marie999 Apr 2022 #20

No. Not everything that benefits societies benefit every individual. Thtwudbeme Apr 2022 #26

Should people who don't need food stamps get a free turkey every year? Sympthsical Apr 2022 #30

What about students in college now or will be going to college? marie999 Apr 2022 #31

What if a meteor hits the earth tomorrow? Sympthsical Apr 2022 #33

I'm serious. There are a lot of students in college now who will graduate before the 2024 election. marie999 Apr 2022 #35

Of course. I'm currently paying for school now. Sympthsical Apr 2022 #38

People were able to pay theirs off AntivaxHunters Apr 2022 #42

There is no such thing as debt cancellation or forgiveness. WarGamer Apr 2022 #21

Not third party, but everybody including the third party ColinC Apr 2022 #28

I voted something else Johnny2X2X Apr 2022 #25

He should cancel the $10,000 that he campaigned about during the election. Nt helpisontheway Apr 2022 #29

This is not a single step fix. davsand Apr 2022 #32

Yes. H2O Man Apr 2022 #34

Calculate in today's dollars the difference between what someone would have spent meadowlander Apr 2022 #36

Promise now to work on further student loan forgiveness if we keep Congress in 2022... gulliver Apr 2022 #39

Good question, and one I hadn't really gven much thought to DFW Apr 2022 #40

Only if they make it illegal to issue new ones madville Apr 2022 #41