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I've not seen this debate contextualized that way. Is it predominately ivy league grads calling to have their debt canceled? If so, I think that really ought to

• silisili 4y ago
  I mentioned it because Yale specifically is one I passed on due to the loans I'd need to take. That said, a quick Google says that 12% of student debt per year is taken by students at elite schools, despite it representing a tiny portion of borrowers. Link below. https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/biden-is-right-a-lot-of-students-at-elite-schools-have-student-debt/no https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/biden-is-right-a-lot-of-s...
  • nirvdrum 4y ago
    When I click that link, I get redirected to https://www.brookings.edu/articles/no-aid-to-religion-charitable-choice-and-the-first-amendment/ https://www.brookings.edu/articles/no-aid-to-religion-charit.... The article is titled "No Aid to Religion?: Charitable Choice and the First Amendment". I read it, but it was written in 1999 and not relevant. I'm not sure what's going on there. I did manage to find the article though. Thanks for sharing. Based on my own experience attending a private university, I had thought students at ivy league schools mostly used private loans. Unfortunately, the article doesn't break out which debt is government-backed and which isn't. This much debt in general is problematic for young professionals, but my understanding is that "cancel student loans" is about the government-backed debt. I'll have to see if I can find a breakdown somewhere.