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I worked my way through and commuted, didn't go to a nice school, 2 years of CC and graduated debt free. Now I'm expected to pay for your debt because you were

I worked my way through and commuted, didn't go to a nice school, 2 years of CC and graduated debt free. Now I'm expected to pay for your debt because you were dumb and got an expensive degree that wasn't worth it? Piss off, I could have had a semester abroad or two, but instead I spent my summers working at Walmart and working construction.

arthurcolle 4y ago
Are you equally upset at fossil fuel subsidies, bank bailouts, and white collar welfare? Or just against debt forgiveness for the middle class?
- YeBanKo 4y ago
  > Or just against debt forgiveness for the middle class? How about the gov gives 10k to everyone in the middle class and below?
  - arthurcolle 4y ago
    They have been rolling out in stages from what I have gathered. I haven't really explored it too deeply because I was waiting for the overall framework to be made precise. Initially it was just some specific groups of people, and then they have been expanding it in stages. 6 months ago, another group of people (mostly focused on victims of for-profit college scams) received similar debt forgiveness and some sort of compensation I think (might be wrong). Some cynics are saying this has been strategically planned for the midterm elections coming up but this has been planned for a long time and honestly, its pretty cool to see something that was a talking point that actually affected me as a citizen that seemed to crystallize before and during Biden's campaign and actually come to pass in the near-future.
beej71 4y ago
I also worked and got through school with a BS and MS basically debt free. (I had a $2000 loan, but paid it off immediately.) And I say resubsidize schools and forgive all the debt. This national economic ball and chain isn't doing me any favors.