Posted on 07/08/2025 6:50:17 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
President Donald Trump is reshaping a student loan cancellation program into what some fear will become a tool for political retribution, taking aim at organizations that serve immigrants and transgender youth.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness allows government employees, such as teachers and firefighters, plus many who work for nonprofits, to have their student loans canceled after they made payments for 10 years. The Education Department is preparing an overhaul that would strip the benefit from organizations involved in "illegal activities," with the final determination left up to the U.S. education secretary.
A draft proposal released by the department includes definitions of illegal activity that center on immigration, terrorism and transgender issues.
Several advocates invited to weigh in on the draft proposal raised concerns it would give the department subjective authority to decide if an organization is engaged in anything illegal — a power that could be used to remove entire hospital systems or state governments from the program.
"That's definitely an indicator for me that this is politically motivated and perhaps will be used as a tool for political punishment," said Betsy Mayotte, president of the Institute of Student Loan Advisors and one of the advocates asked to review the policy as part of a rulemaking process.
Plan could block many
More than 1 million Americans had loans canceled through the program, including nurses, college staffers and park rangers.
Congress created the program in 2007 to encourage college graduates to work in the public sector, where salaries are often lower than at for-profit companies. The program promises to cancel all remaining debt after borrowers make 120 monthly loan payments while working for any level of government.
Currently, nonprofits also are eligible if they focus on certain areas including public interest law, public health or education.
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It raises concerns that entire hospital systems could become ineligible if a single department provides certain care to transgender youth. Likewise, the federal government could potentially strip the benefit from entire cities that limit cooperation with federal immigration officials."
I could live with that.
So could I.
It’s time for the far-left fags to start paying their bills. Just cancel a couple vacations to the pubs of Europe each year. You can knock your bills down in no time, Skippy.
Advocate is just another name for Anti-American criminals.
One marvels at the silly ideas that ooze from liberal minds.
Reversed projection. The left was using student loan debt as a political weapon to buy votes, so they obviously see the weaponry.
OMGosh - everyday is a joy to read the news now !!
Pay your bills. You wanted the queer studies degree, now pony up.
No one but me is paying my mortgage, why should ANYONE but you be responsible for paying one dime for your education? Didn’t you sign the papers they shoved under your nose? Now you want someone else to pay? Not a chance.
Another day another barf alert.
Let the banks eat the losses; NOT the taxpayers, if someone wants to be benevolent.
“...includes definitions of illegal activity that center on immigration, terrorism and transgender issues.”
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Yep, I could certainly see where those topics leave lots of room for illegal activity.
PAYING BACK LOANS YOU TOOK OUT IS PART OF BEING AN ADULT.
I HAVE PAID EVERY PENNY OF THE MORTGAGES I HAD ON PROPERTIES I OWNED.
I PAID EVERY PENNY OF AUTO LOANS.
I HAVE PAID MY CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS.
I PAID FOR EVERY PENNY OF MY COLLEGE COURSES & EXPENSES OUT OF MY POCKET.
THIS IS BULL ____.
IT IS A SLAP IN THE FACE TO THOSE WHO MANAGE THEIR MONEY BETTER
No one should be expected to or - forced to (such as us taxpayers) - pay off any student loan except the person who willingly and knowingly took it out.
It is on the signer of the loan ONLY to pay it off.
Or should read "individuals and organizations"?
Pull the bandaid off, this loan corruption scheme needs to stop. Take a loan from taxpayers, pay it back.
It is not retribution to enforce the laws and issue justice. Illegal aliens are criminals. And, Trans crappola is grooming and pedo.
Prosecute such to the gates of ‘Ell for all I care. Mind, “prosecute”, not “persecute”.
I came from a poor family. My father died when I was 14 years old. I had my first job at age 14. I worked my way through 12 years of college education without taking out any loan. I cooked on a hotplate, slept on naked bedsprings supported by concrete blocks, turned down acceptance to more prestigious colleges because I couldn't afford to go there.
Now I'm forced to repay more than 1 million loans defaulted by people too lazy and worthless to do what I did!
"Liberalism" is definitely a disease--a moral disease as well as a mental disease.
Stomp out these rotten enemies of God(Old Testament Policy)
“ublic Service Loan Forgiveness allows government employees, such as teachers and firefighters, plus many who work for nonprofits, to have their student loans canceled after they made payments for 10 years. The Education Department is preparing an overhaul that would strip the benefit from organizations involved in “illegal activities,” with the final determination left up to the U.S. education secretary.”
In other words, Biden’s people get their loans forgiven. The rest of our kids can eat $hit as far as Biden is concerned.
I agree, Ladies!
I never finished my Business degree. I was too busy RUNNING multi-million dollar enterprises for others, LOL! I’ve also had many ‘multiple streams of income’ through the years. Classes helped me, but I could’ve pulled it all off with just a few accounting classes under my belt. I DID enjoy writing my final paper on Charles Revson (Revlon) and his business. Very interesting stuff and quite the Rags to Riches story for Revson. ‘Cherries in the Snow’ lipstick is still a number one seller to this day.
Any classes I took towards that degree were paid for by ME and in a few cases, the Army. I’ve always loved taking classes on this and that, whether they helped my degree or not. I paid for them all. While I was in the Army, I took so many correspondence courses that I added two additional Military Occupational Specialties to my primary one. Not many people have more than one MOS. I love learning.
And I have NOTHING to show for it, other than an early retirement, NO DEBT and a lot of employees who became friends who still tell me I was the best Boss they ever worked for. ;)
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