The Supreme Court has blocked President Biden’s plan to cancel up to $20,000 in student loan debt for more than 40 million Americans. The court’s conservative justices expressed skepticism about Biden’s authority to forgive student loan debt without direct authorization from Congress.

  • lynny@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So can we start focusing on addressing the cost of higher education rather than these band-aid “fixes” that are meant for election votes?

    The government shouldn’t be giving out predatory loans in the first place. Forgiving them after the fact was never a solution.

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      1 year ago

      This Student loan situation is very much a “the road to hell is paved with good intentions” debacle.

      We should dig those people who are now trapped with a predatory loan out of the hole they were put into, and then fix the problem at the root.