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Ongoing student debt accumulation is a far more serious issue than existing debt. Throwing money at existing debt wins easy political points but it really makes
by BaculumMeumEst 3y ago
Ongoing student debt accumulation is a far more serious issue than existing debt. Throwing money at existing debt wins easy political points but it really makes the situation worse. Now prospective students are going to start expecting relief and there is no incentive to actually address the issue.
- alistairSH 3y agoTotally agree. I'm all for forgiving existing debt where there's a legal framework to do so. But, this needs to come alongside systemic reforms to how society funds higher education. If we don't make those harder changes, we'll just be stuck revisiting this topic in a generation.