• Landless2029@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    I don’t get it

    Edit:

    Ok thanks I get it now.

    People with student loans are mad there are loan forgiveness programs.

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      8 months ago

      I finally paid off my student loans!

      If they suddenly forgive student loans given to people now, I’m gonna be so mad.

    • NounsAndWords@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      I paid off all of my student loans myself, it’s not fair for the government just forgive loans from other people!”

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      In the US it’s common for people to say that they shouldn’t cancel student loan debts because it would be unfair to people who have already paid theirs back.

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      People who have paid off their student loans are allegedly opposed to the government forgiving student loans for people that are financially burdened by them.

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        8 months ago

        I worked my ass off to pay off my student loans, and I wish it upon no one. It didn’t teach me shit except fuck capitalism. School should be socialized and free. And fuck cancer!

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          8 months ago

          I’m still paying off loans and will be for the next 8 years. I’m ineligible for forgiveness now because I consolidated with a private lender. I hope everyone gets their debt wiped, even if I can’t. Education should be free to begin with.

    • Sjmarf@sh.itjust.worksOP
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      8 months ago

      A common “reason” for why student loans shouldn’t be paid off by the government is that it would be unfair to everyone who has already paid off their student loans.

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      8 months ago

      People with student loans are mad

      They’re generally not. But a few well-situated op-ed writers working for newspapers with a vested interest in the private loan industry have expressed a great deal of outrage.

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      8 months ago

      The person in this comic is acting like someone who paid off their student loans and now doesn’t want others to get loan forgiveness