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Biden's Income-Driven Repayment Plan Will Make College Much More Expensive
Reason.com ^ | 09/07/2022 | Robby Soave

Posted on 09/07/2022 3:13:20 PM PDT by Pol-92064

Last week, President Joe Biden announced that the federal government would forgive between $10,000 and $20,000 of student loan debt for qualifying borrowers who make less than $125,000 per year. But that wasn't all: Biden also said that he would create a new income-driven repayment (IDR) system for college borrowers.


TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: loans; student
If a student takes out $100,000 in Federal loans and they obtain employment earning $50,000 they will only pay back $25,000 over ten years. The remainder will be paid by the taxpayer.
1 posted on 09/07/2022 3:13:20 PM PDT by Pol-92064
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To: Pol-92064

I have 70k in parent plus loans. 10k will be forgiven. I estimate I will only need to pay 8k on the balance. The payment plan change is huge.


2 posted on 09/07/2022 3:17:03 PM PDT by Raycpa
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To: Pol-92064

Obidenma - pronounced “O-biden-ma”


3 posted on 09/07/2022 3:17:47 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: Pol-92064

The government has no business being in the loan business. When I was that age kids either had their parents pay or they worked their way through college (or both parents and work). A college degree was meaningful.

The only people who took frivolous courses were rich kids or women looking for a husband with a big future.


4 posted on 09/07/2022 3:23:36 PM PDT by McGavin999
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To: Pol-92064

Should make the schools pay for it or close them down.


5 posted on 09/07/2022 3:24:05 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (Cancel Culture IS fascism...Let's start calling it that!)
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To: for-q-clinton

Loans should come from the school.


6 posted on 09/07/2022 3:31:30 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.q at)
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To: Pol-92064

Pay-go for college ... nothing else.


7 posted on 09/07/2022 3:33:07 PM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Pol-92064

I could imagine abuse.

Student takes out $250,000 for college and law school.

Graduates.

His wife starts a law firm and pays him marginally.

Firm’s revenue goes into a account in her name.


8 posted on 09/07/2022 3:34:48 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana (What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
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To: Pol-92064

The Brandons want to destroy the middle class, and this is one way to do it, making college education unaffordable to most.


9 posted on 09/07/2022 3:40:08 PM PDT by Chauncey Gardiner
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To: Raycpa

Yeah thanks. You should at least buy me dinner before f**ing me.


10 posted on 09/07/2022 3:53:48 PM PDT by Vermont Lt
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To: Pol-92064

Where are the lawsuits to stop this? The democrats rarely face any resistance anymore. It is sickening.


11 posted on 09/07/2022 4:35:59 PM PDT by Revel
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“If a student takes out $100,000 in Federal loans and they obtain employment earning $50,000 they will only pay back $25,000 over ten years.”

Only balances less than $12,500 are forgiven.


12 posted on 09/07/2022 4:59:15 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Vermont Lt

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3928396/posts


13 posted on 09/07/2022 5:02:03 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: Pol-92064

We all know Biden is senile demented fool


14 posted on 09/07/2022 5:03:40 PM PDT by Osage Orange
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To: Vermont Lt

15 posted on 09/07/2022 5:18:18 PM PDT by Raycpa
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