Where's mortgage relief?
I think we didn't do that either, and lots of people lost homes and we bailed out banks instead of the people.
Where's credit card debit relief?
yes, buying too many toaster ovens and electronic widgets is the same for paying for education
Where's auto loan debt relief?
yes, buying a car is the same thing as paying for education.
The argument is just as strong, and the impact is just as great, to justify any of the above, yet the debt of students (who ironically took on the debt to try and increase their earning potential! How'd that work out for them?) is the only one we're discussing...
The argument is most definitely NOT just as strong to justify any of the above.
for years there has been an extremely consistent messaging that higher education was worth a lot to your earning potential.
then we reduced funding of state run schools making them much more expensive.
then "they" kept saying you are hurting your earning potential if you don't get a degree.
so people took out loans to do that.
That's why it's the only one we're discussing.
Again, NOT the same as buying too many toasters and electronic widgets or cars I think it's important to make that clear.
As usual the personal responsibility, faux libertarian, i've got mine fuck you brigade is out in full force.
I can't wait to see all the finger wagging at people who took out loans for their oncology bills when we get around to forgiving medical debt (I can dream).