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Why just student debt though? People have a right to complain. Someone has no student debt but credit card debt.

What is so baffling is that much of that debt was accrued as basic living expenses with extremely low interest rates, where the poor have to rely on 20% interest cards, but no bailout?

Why does it have to be a competition of loss? The student loan issue is something that should be addressed in and of itself. The constant whatabout-ism when it comes to the less privileged/wealthy (and especially when it comes to being a white male versus a PoC) is exactly what I am complaining about. It feels as if the middle class is constantly being told that our problems don't matter because we have just enough to do OK for ourselves.

If the government sent everyone a check for $20k, this would be more fair regarding your concerns and the concerns of those of us who are against forgiving student debt for the reasons in this thread.

It's not about a competition of loss; you're correct. But it's simply an expensive and unfair plan to forgive the debt of those who have it, without regarding why they have it. Either we take a more refined plan about how we forgive student debt, or we simplify even further and just give stimulus checks to everyone without any conditions.

>>Why does it have to be a competition of loss? The student loan issue is something that should be addressed in and of itself.

Because the money comes out of everyone's pocket. How about free healthcare for more people, free child care so people can go to work etc etc? The govt can't just issue new dollars indefinitely, so there's a cost. I understand that colleges are very expensive and loans have made it even more expensive--just sign here and see you in 4 years. But since the money is coming out of the pooled money we have to think twice and consider everyone's problems.

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