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A third of student borrowers spent money they thought would be forgiven: poll
The Hill ^ | 7/14/2023 | ADAM BARNES

Posted on 07/15/2023 6:26:06 AM PDT by Bon of Babble

More than a third of student loan borrowers spent money they otherwise would not have when they believed a portion of their debt would be forgiven by the Biden administration.

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Payments are set to resume in October with interest beginning to accrue in September, and more than half of borrowers polled by Intelligent.com said they are not prepared for payments.
1 posted on 07/15/2023 6:26:06 AM PDT by Bon of Babble
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To: Bon of Babble

Spending money you don’t have - what could go wrong?

The Biden Admin is twisting itself into knots to forgive the students who took out these loans.


2 posted on 07/15/2023 6:27:04 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
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The Biden Admin is twisting itself into knots to forgive the students who took out these loans.

Forgiving the improvident and punishing the frugal.

3 posted on 07/15/2023 6:28:40 AM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (If Kitty Genovese had a gun, she’d be in jail today.)
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To: Bon of Babble

and they all voted for biden.....what ever happened to the days when a carton of cigarettes or a fifth of hooch would buy your vote.


4 posted on 07/15/2023 6:30:48 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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....which means they didn’t actually need the loan forgiveness??


5 posted on 07/15/2023 6:31:55 AM PDT by alancarp (George Orwell was an optimist.)
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To: Sacajaweau

They put their faith in Biden...BIG mistake - but they’ll vote for him again.


6 posted on 07/15/2023 6:32:03 AM PDT by Bon of Babble (What did Socialists use before Candles?..... Electricity)
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To: Bon of Babble

Don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched.


7 posted on 07/15/2023 6:34:11 AM PDT by fidelis (👈 Under no obligation to respond to rude, ignorant, abusive, bellicose, and obnoxious posts.)
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You can't fix stupid.

Because spending that money was that, and NOTHING else.

Stupid.

HUSBAND: Sweetheart, we haven't had the second mortgage approved on the house, but it is a done deal, for sure. I have the contractor scheduled to be here tomorrow to begin. The second mortgage should have been approved by now, but...I am going to tell the contractor to begin building that swimming pool for us.

WIFE: What? Are you stupid?

8 posted on 07/15/2023 6:34:18 AM PDT by rlmorel ("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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To: Bon of Babble

I bet it was WAY MORE than a third of them.


9 posted on 07/15/2023 6:36:02 AM PDT by Old Grumpy
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yup...they will...


10 posted on 07/15/2023 6:36:45 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Bon of Babble

Two thirds of student debt is owed by women. The other 1/3 they speak of must be the men who were left out of the debt forgiveness.


11 posted on 07/15/2023 6:37:39 AM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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They had 3 full years of no interest accrual. Most of these borrowers could have paid off their loans. Each dollar paid would have gone to principal. SMDH


12 posted on 07/15/2023 6:39:29 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: Bon of Babble

A line from Animal House comes to mind:”You f’d up; you trusted us.”


13 posted on 07/15/2023 6:40:05 AM PDT by cdcdawg (Our empire of sodomy is failing as it should. How else could it go? )
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It goes back to Colonial days in America. Some people..about 20% would be my guess... wanted everyone else to do the lifting while they relaxed and enjoyed the fruits of other men’s labor.


14 posted on 07/15/2023 6:40:35 AM PDT by Leep (What skill or service did the biden family have that netted them tens of millions of dollars?)
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To: Night Hides Not

So, it is not as if they did not have the money to pay their student loan payments. They just preferred to spend that money on other things such as vacations, tattoos, etc.


15 posted on 07/15/2023 6:41:39 AM PDT by CFW (old and retired)
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To: Bon of Babble

This type of thinking is to be expected from people who borrowed more than they could afford to pay back. Do any schools teach about personal finances?


16 posted on 07/15/2023 6:42:32 AM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (You can't remove RINOs by voting for them!)
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To: Night Hides Not

They could have save about 50k in that amount of time.
Assuming they work but live at home and do not pay for food or rent.


17 posted on 07/15/2023 6:42:50 AM PDT by Leep (What skill or service did the biden family have that netted them tens of millions of dollars?)
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To: Bon of Babble

1/3 admitted they did this
1/3 did this but did not admit it
1/3 didn’t care either way. YOLO!

This should highlight why socialism and communism can never work.


18 posted on 07/15/2023 6:44:14 AM PDT by Sarcazmo (I live by the Golden Rule. As applied by others; I'm not selfish.)
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To: Bon of Babble

“More than a third of student loan borrowers spent money they otherwise would not have when they believed a portion of their debt would be forgiven by the Biden administration.”

Losers.


19 posted on 07/15/2023 6:44:38 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: Night Hides Not

Three years of 100% towards principle is a gift. “THESE” people must have economic majors like AOC. Charge these STUPID people DOUBLE!!!!


20 posted on 07/15/2023 6:45:44 AM PDT by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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