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   From: NOT-SURE@idiocracy.gov   
      
   On 7/7/22 7:48 AM, S&P 500 Worst In 50+ Years - Thanks Democrats! wrote:   
   > In article    
   > S&P 500 Worst In 50+ Years - Thanks Democrats!   
   >   wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Amazing Answers wrote   
   >>   
   >>> Anyone familiar with WWII and Nazi Germany would oppose black   
   >>> whore officials.   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> That's right. Let's kill the next group of Democrats responsible for any.   
   >   
   > Tens of millions of Americans are waiting anxiously for word   
   > from the Biden administration on what it plans to do on broad-   
   > based student loan forgiveness.   
   >   
      
      
   First step is to cancel *ALL* student loan programs... before you   
   forgive any loans because the program is another FAILED DEMOCRAT POLICY.   
      
      
      
      
   > Most recently, the White House was reported to be leaning toward   
   > a cancellation plan of $10,000 per borrower (for those who earn   
   > under $150,000).   
   >   
   > Yet President Joe Biden is under intense pressure to do more.   
   >   
   > The Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer of New York, along with   
   > Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., have been pushing him to forgive   
   > at least $50,000 for all.   
   >   
   > The NAACP has also been vocal about how $10,000 wouldn’t go   
   > nearly far enough for Black student loan borrowers, who carry an   
   > average balance more than $50,000 a few years after graduating.   
   >   
   > Wisdom Cole, national director of the association’s youth and   
   > college division, recently said on Twitter that nixing just   
   > $10,000 would be “a slap in the face.”   
   >   
   > At the same time, the idea of student debt forgiveness   
   > infuriates many Americans, including those who never borrowed   
   > for their education or went to college. Some Republicans have   
   > said they would try to block an effort by the president to   
   > cancel the debt.   
   >   
   > The vast disagreement on the topic explains in part why it’s   
   > been so hard for the administration to decide how to proceed,   
   > especially with the midterm elections looming.   
   >   
   > CNBC asked readers how they’d feel about the White House   
   > forgiving $10,000 in student debt. Dozens of people wrote in.   
   >   
   > Here’s what four of them had to say. (Editor’s note: Answers   
   > have been lightly edited for clarity.)   
   >   
   > ‘$10,000 ... would be substantial for me’   
   > Caleb Perkins, 29, student   
   >   
   > Dayton, Ohio   
   >   
   > I will be approximately $50,000 in debt by the time I graduate   
   > in December with my master’s in social work from Ohio   
   > University. I’m a first-generation college student who comes   
   > from very humble roots. My mother is a high school graduate; my   
   > father is a high school dropout, but both of them are some of   
   > the hardest workers I have ever known.   
   >   
   > I started my higher education at Sinclair Community College here   
   > in Dayton, fortunately getting a substantial scholarship from   
   > the school, as well as a full Pell grant due to my family’s   
   > income level. I eventually graduated with an associate’s in   
   > cybersecurity and computer forensics before transferring to Ohio   
   > University to pursue a bachelor’s in criminal justice.   
   >   
   > I see student loans as one of those necessary evils. It’s not   
   > that I wanted the debt. Ten thousand dollars in forgiveness   
   > would be substantial for me. Is it as much as I’d like to see?   
   > No. But it is better than nothing and 20% off my total is still   
   > quite a bit.   
   >   
   > ‘Living within your means’   
   > Stephen Berenson, 59, retired financial analyst   
   >   
   > San Antonio   
   >   
   > I am writing from the perspective of a parent who funded two   
   > children’s undergraduate educations at private liberal arts   
   > colleges and subsequently helped fund a master’s degree program   
   > for one of them. We didn’t take out any student loans. Instead,   
   > we looked at schools where we knew that the chance of fully   
   > funding their education could be met with our contribution and   
   > merit-based aid.   
   >   
   > Forgiving student loans is a slap in the face to parents and   
   > students who saved for college and selected schools that were   
   > within our price points.   
   > Stephen Berenson   
   > RETIRED FINANCIAL ANALYST   
   > Both the kids got accepted to a couple of schools where the   
   > merit aid packages wouldn’t be enough, and we had some serious   
   > discussions along with disappointment from the kids when we   
   > collectively decided the schools were above our financial means.   
   >   
   > Forgiving student loans is a slap in the face to parents and   
   > students who saved for college and selected schools that were   
   > within our price points. The government should be promoting the   
   > idea of living within your means. I think this message has been   
   > entirely lost today.   
   >   
   > ‘$10,000 would barely put a dent in what I owe’   
   > Kaylea Weiler, 36, partner at a law firm   
   >   
   > Chicago   
   >   
   > I’m an attorney who owes $125,000 in student loans. That’s after   
   > making consistent payments during the 10 years I’ve been out of   
   > school and paying $25,000 during the interest-free pause over   
   > the last two years. Prior to the pause, my required minimum   
   > payment was $1,800 per month. I know that as a partner at a law   
   > firm now, I make more money than the average borrower, but I   
   > feel buried in debt without options.   
   >   
   > I’m a new mom and would love to be able to spend my little ones’   
   > infant and toddler years at home with them, but I can’t afford   
   > not to keep working. I had to take out loans because I’m one of   
   > six children, and my parents could not afford to pay for law   
   > school or to support me financially while I attended.   
   >   
   > Ten thousand dollars would barely put a dent in what I owe. I   
   > feel conflicted even writing this; there are others far worse   
   > off than me. But this is my situation, and I know I’m not alone.   
   >   
   > ‘Cancel it all or do nothing’   
   > Erin Bartlett, 42, teacher   
   >   
   > St. Paul, Minnesota   
   >   
   > I’m absolutely crushed at the thought of only $10,000 being   
   > forgiven. I’ve been a K-12 educator in Minnesota for 19 years,   
   > and I have about $50,000 left to pay off. This debt is   
   > crippling. I currently work two part-time jobs in addition to my   
   > full-time job to make ends meet.   
   >   
      
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