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Los Angeles Times Column: Canceling student college debt should be a slam dunk. Here's why
Los Angeles Times via Yahoo Finance ^ | 12.03.2020 | Michael Hiltzik

Posted on 12/03/2020 9:10:32 AM PST by SeekAndFind

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To: Little Ray

And those of us who paid our way... the government owes us back pay, then right?


21 posted on 12/03/2020 9:21:13 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: SeekAndFind

Yes, make the colleges pay off all student debt. They ripped them off in the first place.


22 posted on 12/03/2020 9:23:02 AM PST by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: z3n

“By cancelling student loan debt, you are encouraging tuition rates to inflate even more.”

Funny thing is the reason the students have the debt they are talking about cancelling is they couldn’t afford the tuition. So raising the rates is like trying to euthanize a dog that was hit by a truck dead on and made flat. It doesn’t change a thing when the new debts will have to be forgiven in four years, just at greater dollar amounts.

This is how we got started on the national debt when in the 1960’s they started borrowing from one fund to foot the bill for another or just made the debt disappear. Pretty soon, everyone owed everyone else. So they inflated the dollar to catch it up until the new debts to the funds came in at inflated prices and they had to start all over again. Liberals do not learn from their stupidity. And too many are money/math challenged.

wy69


23 posted on 12/03/2020 9:26:03 AM PST by whitney69
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To: SeekAndFind
Among those who borrow, the average debt at graduation is $25,921

The average loan amount for new cars is $32,480

24 posted on 12/03/2020 9:28:52 AM PST by Sooth2222 ("A conservative is a liberal who got mugged the night before" - Frank Rizzo)
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To: ClearCase_guy

You forgot about the Parents who put off retirement for years to make sure their kids weren’t loaded with student debt.

The debt repayment should come from the lenders and colleges, they are the ones who benefited from the corrupt system.


25 posted on 12/03/2020 9:29:06 AM PST by desertfreedom765
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To: SeekAndFind

Big chunk of student debt was used for party supplies, boose, marihuana. Many kids go to college to party, take debt and then end up without degree or with some useless degree and with lot of college debt.
Friend of mine took second mortgage to fund his son college, and turned out the son never went to any classes, just moved to some girl place and enjoyed himself.

As far as college funding US model of paid college somehow limits the student population - either you are exceptional, then you usually get full ride or you have to pay.

Socialists give you free (free tuition only! most US socialist can not believe that free college meant only no tuition) college, but then they have to limit spending by not letting most student in.

If the socialists take over, be ready that maybe only 5%-10% high school graduates will make it to college.
The useless degree will probably be eliminated altogether.


26 posted on 12/03/2020 9:30:33 AM PST by AZJeep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0AHQkryIIs)
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To: Blueflag

Yup. It is an indirect way for job security for professors who teach useless degrees.

Perfectly okay if you want to get a degree in something obscure and useless just don’t make me pay for it.


27 posted on 12/03/2020 9:34:16 AM PST by dhs12345
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To: Agatsu77

Same here.


28 posted on 12/03/2020 9:37:25 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Sooth2222

RE: Among those who borrow, the average debt at graduation is $25,921
The average loan amount for new cars is $32,480

So what’s the problem? We don’t cancel loans for new cars. Why should we cancel them for college loans?


29 posted on 12/03/2020 9:38:27 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Eliminate “ student loan debt “ from the headline, and you’ve got your answer.

Eliminating “ college “ altogether is the far more prudent solution.


30 posted on 12/03/2020 9:39:51 AM PST by BrexitBen
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To: SeekAndFind

Nothing like completely insulting those of us WHO PAID FOR OUR EDUCATION out of our earnings/pockets.

Would make me wish to NEVER do any business with anyone who got their loans cancelled. Total Boycott.


31 posted on 12/03/2020 9:40:05 AM PST by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

Or only cancel the loans of those who received degrees.


32 posted on 12/03/2020 9:40:55 AM PST by asformeandformyhouse (I've been listening to a lot of rap music lately. Mostly at red lights and stop signs.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Why are colleges & universities not meeting the demand for jobs being filled by H1B visas? This shows that they are incapable or unwilling to meet America's true needs.

Their foremost goal is one-world indoctrination, carried on behind a facade of contorted social constructs, all the while intent on erasing Western civilization and individualism in favor of command societies and socialism.

Any useful education a student might happen to get is incidental to the school's primary mission. It's a subterfuge to conceal the main goal of creating one-world centered citizens who will passionately place the "good of the collective" above family.

33 posted on 12/03/2020 9:42:27 AM PST by Tellurian (Evil's pride and joy is Fear. It's second child is Deception.)
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To: SeekAndFind

My very liberal daughter worked VERY hard to pay back all of her loan by the time she was 30. I can’t wait to hear what she will have to say about this. Maybe this will FINALLY be the event that causes the scales to fall from her eyes.


34 posted on 12/03/2020 9:43:09 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom ("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
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To: usconservative

If you think this is bad, just wait until they pass a bill sticking you with a Lebenty Zillion Dollar REPARATIONS FEE.


35 posted on 12/03/2020 9:45:10 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom ("Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out" -- David Horowitz)
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To: Agatsu77

The Bend-Over Party has a long list of projects like that, designed to make you feel better about to yourself. We will be overjoyed to pay for the damage ANTIFA and BLM caused and at the same time pay for the mobs lifestyles. Seems many (Many) of the riot-goers were spoiled, Caucasian, college enrolled hipster wannabees.


36 posted on 12/03/2020 9:47:32 AM PST by epluribus_2 (He, had the best mom - ever.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
At the rate my own health is deteriorating, I expect to be long dead by then.

Let's get this shooting match over with before I cannot participate.

37 posted on 12/03/2020 9:48:34 AM PST by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

And progressive “enhancements” to how our 401ks work.

(201k, 101k ...)


38 posted on 12/03/2020 9:50:22 AM PST by epluribus_2 (He, had the best mom - ever.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Why? Isn’t the student loan program doing what it was designed to do? Create debt slaves beholden to the Democrat Party?

“Just vote Democrat and maybe someday we will do something about your plight.” Wink, wink.


39 posted on 12/03/2020 9:56:36 AM PST by yuleeyahoo (The nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master and deserves one. Hamilton)
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To: SeekAndFind

What about canceling the debt for a new truck for me?


40 posted on 12/03/2020 10:01:50 AM PST by Beagle8U ("Chris Wallace comes from the shallow end of the press pool.")
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