MattJMar 2, 2023

If you went to a community college or state university, you did not pay for all of your education. You benefited from tax payer dollars.

In the last 20 years, states started putting less money into advanced education. This is one of the reasons why so many are in debt.

Forgiving those student loans is not giving them a free ride. This is not a zero sum game. Those of us who are not in debt with school loans can still benefit from not having a large percentage of the community beholden to the banks. If those with loans are not paying the banks they can put that money into other things and boost the economy.

The only people benefitting from student loan debt are the banks. The rest of us are not getting screwed by forgiving it. We all gain but not evenly.

Show threadNafopositiveMar 2, 2023

@MattJ This succinct explainer on the student debt crisis is well done.

Adding to the conversation: many blue colar technical jobs that require tech schools and licensing are paid for upfront by tax payers. No one complains about that.

I have a feeling that one part of this problem is general public anger/outrage of starting their lives without going to college only to find out that to even apply for a job, college is required.

I felt that way before joining the military for the college benefits which still left me in a little debt over the GI bill not paying for the last two semesters.

Now, I am completing an advanced degree that requires licensing. I feel the value of this training working for me in daily life.

It would be nice if we could give that to anyone who wants to put in the work. And we need to forgive student debt. It's not happening because some individuals claim to be in the fiscally responsible party.

Nothing they do is responsible.

Show threadMattJMar 4, 2023
@joehanks1181 Most of my education was also covered by military benefits. But that was a long time ago. Since then tuition at my school went up 400 percent over what I paid.
Show threadNafopositive
@MattJ it's crazy, isn't it?
Mar 17, 2023 at 1:20amWeb