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Originally Posted by bizaro86
Their big economic pillar this term has been student loan forgiveness.
If you didn't finish high school and work at a rural Dollar General for $8/hour, hearing that someone else is getting $50-$100k in tax money to cover the loans they took out for college is not going to feel fair.
The Obama administration got health care for that demographic with the exchanges/subsidies - the Dems should lean into the "we care and are making your life better" messaging.
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Most of the debt forgiveness has been given to people who have been making payments for years, have already paid back the principal, but are struggling to make headway against the interest.
Agreed on the last point though.