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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Student loans are already means tested. That's a red herring. You can't get loans if you or your parents have the means. That's what FAFSA determines and how much potential aid you have access to. That's why the rich are against student loan forgiveness as it doesn't give them a massive windfall. It most affects middle to lower class students who have gone to school on the back of loans rather than mommy and daddy's money.
The problem with student loans is not the fact that they should be paid back, its the predatory nature in which they are taken out, the criminal administration, the unbearable terms, and the vig that never seems to go in the student's favor. Fix the system and the larger problem will resolve itself.
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The most idiotic response I've seen to this is when conservatives say "You agreed to the terms, so you should pay it back," or they'll blame it on the kids for picking the wrong major. You know, because 17-18 isn't old enough to drink, but it's certainly old enough to make life-altering decisions that you should have to live with for the rest of your life.