[ought-six]

I paid off my student loan almost forty years ago. Do I get a refund?

[FlingWingFlyer]

If Jo Jo and his band of Feddies are really concerned about tuition reparations for the Snowflakes who wasted money on going to college, the best thing for them to do is set up a GoFundMe page for them.

[logi_cal869]

Wait a damned minute:

When was it decided that I/WE are liable for the stupid decisions of others who bought a worthless education?

That’s what this is. It has NOTHING to do with the other vote-buying move by the administration.

I certainly didn’t request or receive a check or loan forgiveness for the dumbass mistakes I made as a young adult and I would NEVER expect others to subsidize my mistakes.

[Don Corleone]

Hell yes! I graduated in ‘53 so I’m pretty much paid up.

[Optimist]

“Every student deceived, defrauded, and driven into debt by Corinthian Colleges..."
So "stupid students" were deceived and defrauded into paying 10x what their degree was actually worth, the colleges got their money, thousands worked 2-3 jobs to pay as you go or otherwise pay outright or have since paid off their loans, but the government is going to ignore the debt of a select class of citizens. And, the federal government (in partnership with those universities) who is the cause of skyrocketing tuitions solves the problem they caused and buys votes (again).
So, shouldn't the colleges who committed this fraud and deception refund that to the loan companies?
Why should they be the beneficiaries of their misconduct?
Why is it somehow the fault and responsibility of the working class to pay for it?
Everybody wins but you and me.
Unless of course it really isn't about fraud and deceit.

[glorgau]

Hmmm, the article doesn’t seem to indicate whether there is any clawback on Corinthian Colleges. They should be stripped of every penny to make taxpayers whole - that would include confiscating and selling buildings.

[RetiredTexasVet]

The national chain of for-profit schools, which collapsed in 2015, was accused of intentionally misrepresenting job placement rates and engaging in false advertising.

I bet that at least half, if not more, public and private colleges and universities would fail to meet the standards applied to those for-profit-schools.