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Here's another issue that seems to suffer from a branding/messaging problem. Cancelling student debt -- (link)

Posted by kilbowl full of jelly 🎅 (aka kkuphal) Dec 17 '20, 10:23

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https://www.vox.com/2020/12/17/22179577/biden-student-debt-house-resolution (www.vox.com)

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It's mentioned briefly in the article, but the potential regressivity of it is a huge PR roadblock. - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 17, 10:39 1
- The irony being that the money not going to student loan payments would be going back into the economy in ways that will better benefit all society - Edward Havens, Host of The FilmJerk Podcast Dec 17, 11:23
the thing I don't get is how this helps students going forward? like, the lending practices won't change. so we do this again every four years? - amanda jeans Dec 17, 10:29 11
- This issue and health care are ones where the rest of the world is trying to sit you guys down and say "you know it doesn't have to run like this". -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 10:36 10
  - Universities in the US have to be doing something right, given the influx of students from other countries in graduate programs? -- nm - Strongbad Dec 17, 11:03 9
    - It's not the universities, it's the financing of how to pay for it when you don't have money now. - Roger More Dec 17, 11:08 4
      - I'm probably in the minority on this. I do think some of it is the universities. - Strongbad Dec 17, 11:21 3
        
        but it's not Trade school (which is not to dismiss the value of trade school). How do we know what's going to advance knowledge? - Reagen Dec 17, 11:47
        
        I don't think that's as big an issue as universities charging the maximum for a degree, based on the student's future earnings in an uncertain jobs - Roger More Dec 17, 11:46
        
        Oh, and one other thing - Strongbad Dec 17, 11:29
    - Some interesting stats for this -- (link) - Reagen Dec 17, 11:08 2
      - 305 people got suckered into Yukon and NWT. -- nm - Baron the Bluenose Reinbear🐻 Dec 17, 11:10 1
        
        Whitehorse is gorgeous and warmer than you'd expect. A bit dark in the winter though. -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 11:13
    - that's a weird and weirdly specific measure. -- nm - Reagen Dec 17, 11:05
Unfortunately he doesn’t have the power to do any of that. They’ll need to pass a bill. -- nm - spamlet Dec 17, 10:28
Tru dat -- nm - budice Dec 17, 10:25

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