Sophisticated economic jargon is routinely used to pull the wool over the eyes of the American people. We're consistently told we "don't have the money" for things that should simply be considered rightfully ours.
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A case in point is the 2017 tax cut v. the college loan debt crisis. The tax cut (83 cents of every $ went to richest people & corp) cost $2T, and the loan debt is less than that. The 2017 tax cut should be repealed, although the middle class tax cut part of it should be kept in.
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See what really went on there. We're told the tax cut was an economic stimulant - which it wasn't. THE REAL ECONOMIC STIMULANT WOULD BE TO REMOVE THE COLLEGE LOAN DEBT ENTIRELY. The release of creativity & productivity would immense, creating wealth across the board for everyone.
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So my proposal is not a plan that reduces the debt. My proposal is that the American people wake up on this one, realize how bamboozled we have been by trickle down economic theory for the last 40 years & ask for what we really want: Not just to reduce the debt. REMOVE THE DEBT.
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Replying to @AuntieVodkahhh
Isn't that like saying it's unfair to legalize marijuana and let out all the people who've been in jail on marijuana charges, because just think of all those people who had to serve their time? The fact that some were treated unjustly is never a reason to avoid doing justice now.

Jul 24, 2019 · 5:13 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @AuntieVodkahhh
That’s not even a comparison. She ( and we) are being asked to pay for something for someone else. That’s totally different than changing criminal law on the books.