1/ I don’t understand how establishment Democrats can fail to realize how much appreciation and loyalty would be created by 45 million people having their college loan debts canceled.

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2/ Then imagine those same people being told that because we passed Medicare4All, they will no longer have out-of-pocket healthcare expenses.
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3/ Then imagine people being told that they don’t have to worry about sending their kids to college anymore because there will be free tuition at state colleges and universities, plus free tuition at the best trade schools.
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4/ Do you think they would reject you, or do you think they would vote for you? Time and bandwidth now to spend with their families, an absence of chronic economic despair, and the space to live the lives they most want to live. How can it be bad politics to treat people well?
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Replying to @_twinklepants_ @peaceintime4all @marwilliamson
Again all colleges are tuition free? Government will pay your tuition at vassar or harvard or nyu? Or just public universities?
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Replying to @_twinklepants_ @seanjs09 @Ow75Tina @peaceintime4all @marwilliamson
. If you stop federal guarantees of student loans the market will dry up.
Replying to @_twinklepants_ @seanjs09 @Ow75Tina @peaceintime4all @marwilliamson
That has already started as people wake up to the sham collusion of private colleges, banks and politicians. Cancelling student debt let's banks and schools off the hook with a taxpayer bailout. There's got to be a better way.
Replying to @_twinklepants_ @peaceintime4all @marwilliamson
If you’re not fixing the actual problem, it’s fair that they’re in debt because their adult decision is why they’re in it. Almost all major universities are nonprofit, so why are costs so inflated?
Replying to @_twinklepants_ @seanjs09 @Ow75Tina @peaceintime4all @marwilliamson
Or split payments with colleges who charged 60000 a year for a philosophy degree. Let them spend some if their endowment money instead of building more buildings and hiring more administrators. These kids aren't even taught by professors anymore. Just TAs
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Interesting concepts . Better than just give-aways to a select few.
Replying to @_twinklepants_ @marwilliamson
The problem is the ridiculous cost of tuition, with universities churning out useless degrees, while indoctrinating our children.
I will check it out. Thanks.
Replying to @_twinklepants_ @marwilliamson
We first need to help the individuals and small businesses that have been devastated by this virus.
I think we all basically want the same thing. I want everyone to have quality healthcare, good safe schools and housing, a way to earn a decent living. The difficult part is how do we accomplish that.
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