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Student loans: Biden could announce $10,000 student loan forgiveness as soon as Wednesday
MSN via AL ^ | 08/23/2022 | Leada Gore

Posted on 08/23/2022 10:00:57 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

President Joe Biden could announce a decision on wide-scale student loan forgiveness as soon as Wednesday, CNN is reporting.

The president is reportedly leaning towards a plan to dismiss $10,000 in federal student loans for borrowers earning less than $125,000. Eligible borrowers would include those with federal Direct Loans, FFELP Loans, Perkins Loans, Parent PLUS Loans and Grad PLUS Loans. Borrowers with private loans would be excluded.

The plan has not been finalized and it subject to last-minute revisions, according to the report. It is similar to earlier White House proposals, though Biden had previously backed an income cap of $150,000.

Biden has canceled some $32 billion of student loans since becoming president.

Repayment of student loans has been on hold since March 2020, the start of the COVID pandemic. It’s been extended several times but is set to expire Aug. 31, meaning millions of borrowers could find themselves again making monthly payments on Sept. 1. CNN is reporting the White House is expected to address the pause in the coming days.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: college; forgiveness; genderstudies; studentloan; tuition; whatgenderstudies
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1 posted on 08/23/2022 10:00:58 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

You made the debt. Pay it. Get a job!!


2 posted on 08/23/2022 10:02:09 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: SeekAndFind

Oh, a slight reduction in slave debt supported by debt-based fiat currency. How noble!


3 posted on 08/23/2022 10:02:32 AM PDT by WMarshal (Neocons and leftards are the same species of vicious rat.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Just buying more midterm votes with your tax dollars...


4 posted on 08/23/2022 10:02:36 AM PDT by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: SeekAndFind

BOHICA... Those loans won’t be “forgiven,” they’ll be paid off with taxpayer money. My damn money. No loads.


5 posted on 08/23/2022 10:02:55 AM PDT by Mathews (It's all gravy, baby!)
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To: SeekAndFind

This is so wrong, and my wife and I still have these loans.

What budget item allows this??


6 posted on 08/23/2022 10:03:41 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: SeekAndFind

/rhetorical

If it is such a good idea, why stop at $10,000? Why cap it at $125,000?

/rhetorical

Perhaps it is because the democrats want to buy certain voters?


7 posted on 08/23/2022 10:03:48 AM PDT by taxcontrol (The choice is clear - either live as a slave on your knees or die as a free citizen on your feet.)
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To: SeekAndFind
Well there goes another $10K college tuition hike.

Simpletons.

8 posted on 08/23/2022 10:04:06 AM PDT by blackdog (Cooler King Joe, killing a winning nation every day. )
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To: SeekAndFind

Got to secure his base, which is blue-haired millennials with five cats and a useless gender studies degree.

Biden’s giant F’ you to the working class.


9 posted on 08/23/2022 10:04:30 AM PDT by Flick Lives (FJB and the corrupt FBI)
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To: SeekAndFind

You cannot “forgive” a loan. Somebody pays.

And in this case, it’s you.


10 posted on 08/23/2022 10:05:06 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money)
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To: SeekAndFind
How does Biden have the authority to cancel
student loan debt. Wouldn't that take legislation from
Congress to do that?
11 posted on 08/23/2022 10:05:07 AM PDT by StormEye
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I can’t imagine this is a good issue for votes. The kids that vote will vote Democrat and this will upset honest people of all political stripes who paid their loans.


12 posted on 08/23/2022 10:05:20 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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How does Biden have the authority to cancel student loan debt. Wouldn't that take legislation from Congress to do that?

It sure should.

13 posted on 08/23/2022 10:06:01 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: SeekAndFind

Prosecute Team Biden for ELECTIONEERING, AMONG OTHER THINGS like “aiding and abetting illegal immigration” for example.


14 posted on 08/23/2022 10:06:03 AM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Slaves gits an extra hour sleep on Sundays they duz since Massa Joe runs da house.


15 posted on 08/23/2022 10:06:44 AM PDT by blackdog (Cooler King Joe, killing a winning nation every day. )
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My daughter is in college. I worked and saved to pay for her college. She’s not taken out any loans. We get $0.00 in financial assistance or aid for her college.

If zhao biden announces $10,000 in student loan forgiveness, I will be taking out a federal parent student loan for $10,000 when she is a senior and i will NOT be paying it back.

I would suggest everyone else follow.


16 posted on 08/23/2022 10:06:54 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: SeekAndFind

Once that door is opened the demand for full forgiveness will increase dramatically and they will cave and do it.


17 posted on 08/23/2022 10:08:12 AM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: SeekAndFind

And by the way, that $10,000 debt forgiveness is income and is taxable by both the IRS and state.


18 posted on 08/23/2022 10:08:15 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: blackdog

Half the people will say “cool”.

The other half will say, “Screw Biden. I paid my loan off, why shouldn’t they.”


19 posted on 08/23/2022 10:08:19 AM PDT by Signalman
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To: SeekAndFind

How can the government just give away money? It’s discriminatory.


20 posted on 08/23/2022 10:09:20 AM PDT by Vision (Elections are one day. Reject "Chicago" vote harvesting. Election Reform Now. Obama is an evildoer.)
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