Because "the rules that were in place" then were unfair, and were not, in fact, decided on in any organized manner: they were simply the confluence of a number

Because "the rules that were in place" then were unfair, and were not, in fact, decided on in any organized manner: they were simply the confluence of a number of factors. This change does not take anything away from anyone. It does not hurt any of the people who (like me) are lucky enough to have paid off all their student debt. How people react to it just shows who is a bitter, jealous person by nature, and who has actual compassion for other people.