Biden has now cancelled over $140 Billion in student loan debt

This is in spite of the Supreme Court shutting down his loan forgiveness program

This is in spite of republicans killing further reaching legislation over student loan forgiveness

This is another win that voters need to be aware of

Let them know since most of the media refuses to.

@flexghost
That's the difference between people like #Biden , who know how gov works, and those like Trump who only bluster and block

Biden has delivered #StudentDebtRelief to millions.

#DemsGoverRepsPlunder

@TCatInReality ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ
@TCatInReality @flexghost why now, in an electoral year and not before? He has lots of promises yet to be delivered on, so don't jump the gun, guys!

@thunderhead21 @TCatInReality @flexghost

He did it last year, too. This isn't new.

A larger point is where do we suppose that extra money will go? Will the workers hoard it, or spend it in local economies?

@thunderhead21 @flexghost
As noted elsewhere, #Biden has written off #StudentDebt many times over the years.

Of course he hasn't delivered every promise. Did we elect a dictator - or a President who needs a working majority in both houses?

Without a majority in the House and 60 reliable votes in the Senate, then every goal is watered down by compromise with ... Checks notes... Elected representatives of people with their own promises and goals.

That's democracy, always a compromise.

@thunderhead21 @TCatInReality He did it before

1. Read
2. Comprehend
3. Post

@thunderhead21 @TCatInReality @flexghost hmmmm Mastodon social, no pic, little activity.
I call shenanigans.

@CatDragon @thunderhead21 @flexghost

You think someone who joined four days ago and has 2 follows is dodgy? Yeah, quite likely.

@TCatInReality @CatDragon @flexghost I am just fricking new to the platform, give me a break, guys!

@thunderhead21 @CatDragon @flexghost
Um, no. We can see your posts and immediate stream of bad faith discussion.

Read more broadly, think through your replies and then we'll happily listen to good faith, reasoned responses (even if we don't agree).

This ain't Twitter. No need to dunk on people or try to own the libs here.

@flexghost
As Tom Servo would say, I boosted the hell out of your notifying post.

@flexghost

it's gonna take more than that, granmpa

@big_louse Imagine being a spoiled brat dead brain entitled alt-leftist and expecting rational people to side with you.
@flexghost Watch him drop five pints in response

@trueslicky @flexghost Iโ€™d rather have a pint with Biden than a pint with Rump. ๐Ÿป

I wish Biden were better on a lot of fronts politically though.

@metaphase @flexghost Can you imagine that smell you'd be exposed to sitting next to Trump? It would be impossible to keep the pint down.
@metaphase @trueslicky @flexghost he would forget where his mouth is and pour everything on his lap before his wife would shake his hand, so good luck!

@metaphase @trueslicky @flexghost

Me too, although I'd rather stay at home than be near either of them.

It's amazing that any political leader is even talking about debt forgiveness, much less actually forgiving debts, even if it's only debts owed to the federal government itself that don't cost any loaner a single penny of their ill-gotten gains. Has there ever been a US president who talked about forgiving debt? How often has any Congress member brought it up? It's always been "all debts must be repaid no matter how many babies we have to eviscerate," so it's amazing that he's fighting for something slightly left of blaming the debtor for the loaner's bad investments.

On the other hand it's kind of pathetic that that's the case. Can we start talking about forgiving all debts that are severely detrimental to humanity at large? How about making it actually possible to declare bankruptcy again? Denying debt repayments that would result in eviction? Legal limits on loan sharks jacking up interest rates and preying on the desperate?
@flexghost @AppleFanboy Man, cancel culture is out of control

@flexghost

Not that I like republicans, but this is absolutely not a win. When Biden insists on stealing our money, the people who had the good sense to pay our loans, to give it to the people who didnt, no thats not a win.

Institute free tax paid education moving forward, by all means, I'll support this. But I see this as yet another monumental failure of Biden.

The worst part his his failures, whether its supporting the Gaza genocide financially or this, it always costs us the money.

@[email protected]
You would complain about a wet dream.
Gross thirst merchant begone.
@Okanogen right, cause genocide is t worth complaining about ::eye roll::
@flexghost Rich dudes in Congress and the courts who get things handed to them have zero concept what $200-$500 extra a month in the family budget can mean to real people living paycheck to paycheck.

@flexghost Since Joe Biden is impressively humble, not excessively bragging about his admin's service to the people every other minute, the people need to talk about it, loud, clear & understandable!

Thank you for your service & your support, President Biden!

#AmericaWon #PresidentBiden #BidenCares #StudentLoanForgiveness #DebtRelief

@flexghost
Iโ€™m one of them.
Thank you, #BidenHarris !
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@flexghost Biden did well on this one. There's still a lot of student debt that isn't addressed, yet. But one step - including this BIG step .. at a time.

@flexghost @rberger Ahahaha. Watch how many people in the replies canโ€™t get their heads around โ€œoh cool weโ€™re moving the people in power from โ€˜noโ€™ to โ€˜yesโ€™ letโ€™s keep doing that.โ€

There is and will be an effective left movement in this country, but not these reactionary goobers who canโ€™t tell if theyโ€™re getting traction or not (or donโ€™t care).

@flexghost Amazing!! I love my President!!

@flexghost

I was very surprised to receive a letter from ED saying my balance was forgiven.
I hadn't applied for anything.

My balance was down to less than 2k, so I figured I would just continue paying the $100 a month I had been until it was all paid.

The letter I received said something about loans on the books over 20 years old qualifying for forgiveness (I'd been paying since the late 80s).

The letter also stated the forgiveness was back dated to 2014, so I would receive a refund of payments made since then.

It took a few months, and honestly I didn't really expect anything and forgot about it.

I was actually shocked when a nice sized check arrived a month ago - and it's not taxable under federal or our state's tax system (each state decides this individually).

A rare win for me, and I'll take it.

Apply if you haven't, is my advice.