12 hours ago, Juliajms said:

I'm glad Biden was ready to answer that question about fairness in the loan forgiveness program. I don't really think much of the question itself, because since when are things fair? I mean, please. Some people die of starvation days after they are born, meanwhile others are born millionaires, is that fair? Was it fair that lots of elderly people died in poverty before social security passed in to law?  Should we just stop progress because it isn't "fair".

I do think he was wise to cap it at $125,000 income though. Also to make it $10,000, instead of blanket forgiveness. Plus, the number of black people with student loans is almost double that of white people so I think it address that initial inequity. You can't please everyone, but this was a decent middle ground.

Also, to tie the higher amount of forgiveness to Pell grants, which was directly taken from VP Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign, is a great idea which targets lower income borrowers, many Black borrowers who have loan packages under Pell grants. My financial aid package was a mix of scholarships, Pell grant and a loan as an undergraduate student who was considered a low-income student. 
 

I also can’t understand why people are squawking about this in a world of college admission bribery scandals, 1 Trillion dollars tax breaks laws for wealthy people and PPP loan forgiveness going to mega church televangelist and the Catholic Church. 

The issue of college (un)affordability still remains to be tackled. I haven’t read too much about that, but there was mention of Biden having proposals for that too. Congress should feel free to tackle this issue as many have expressed concern about not addressing the root causes of the student loan crisis, which is the alarming cost of higher education.

Also, has MTG done anything in her capacity as a Congresswoman for anyone but herself?

The White House did not come to play with these fools, they are calling out Republicans who took out PPP Loans:

 

 

Blake  Masters, another of Peter Thiel's golden boys, is a very proud zealot for extremist causes. It tells you how shaken up various arms of the party are over the NY-19 election result that he is now playing this delete and hide game. Luckily for him the corporate press will not care.

 

3 hours ago, MichaelGL said:

The White House did not come to play with these fools, they are calling out Republicans who took out PPP Loans:

 

 

Good! I paid my student loan ages ago, but I don't mind other people getting help. Tuition wasn't quite as crazy during the GenX days. I really feel that younger people need this help or they aren't going to have decent, normal lives.

 

And please lord let this be true.

 

 

 

Trump remains Trump, even as  people continue to bankroll him and turn a blind eye.

 

Megan Coyne, recently exited as social media director for the New Jersey governor, and became part of Biden's team.

 

 

 

 

Edited August 26, 20223 yr by janea4old

I love that the White House is calling these hypocrites out on social media.

8 hours ago, MichaelGL said:

Here's  more:

 

Edited August 26, 20223 yr by janea4old

 

 

That’s likely to be effective on social media as it seems to be getting immediate response, even amongst casual observers.

They're also howling mad about it, which is always a good sign of when they're hurt.

 

 

Edited August 26, 20223 yr by dragonflies