Student loan forgiveness sounds great, but people often ask: who will pay for it? Former Ohio state senator @ninaturner explains why she says it should be part of our “social contract.”

Aug 18, 2022 · 12:15 AM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @ninaturner
why not pay off car debt and mortgage debt while you're at it? Nobody can answer that.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @ninaturner
…without answering who should pay for it…
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Europe doesn't subject their youth to crippling student debt - they provide stipends US COST OF HIGHER EDUCATION serves as a barrier to upward mobility AMERICAN DEBT TRAP America's youth hold $2 Trillion in student debt, in financial peonage for decades nbcnews.com/think/opinion/st…

Opinion | The student debt crisis threatens the American way of life

We can't keep higher education in reach of all Americans if we don't do something to to tackle student loans.

nbcnews.com
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @ninaturner
How about only the people who agree to cancel debt pay the debt?
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It will be a loss of revenue for all tax payers.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @ninaturner
Thanks Nina, You did Great! Charlies points were desperate. Esp. "The Poor Farmers" talking point. My Response to charlie - What do poor farmers think about corp. bailouts. -What do poor college grads think about farmers subsidies. -Poor Farmers kids dont go to college?
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @ninaturner
Yes, b cause we should give the wealthy even more free money. The top 25 percent of households with the highest earnings hold 34 percent of all outstanding education debt.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @ninaturner
"Who will pay for it?" Literally nobody. That's the whole damn point.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @MadMaggie22 @ninaturner
I frankly don’t want to pay for this.
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