People should never have had to take out those loans to begin with. $1.8 trillion is about what we spend on defense in 2 yrs. Changing from war to peace economy means investing more in things that promote peace - i.e. healthcare and education - than on things that promote war.
Bernie Sanders
 @BernieSanders
6 Jan 2023
Allow me to state the obvious: having 46 million people drowning in $1.8 trillion of student debt is not sustainable for working families, or for our country.
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But nobody HAD to take a loan to begin with.
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Because they were sold on the lie that you needed a college degree to have a good career.
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Replying to @DanBeThyName @rynedwelt
Plus it expands the mind, which in a sane society matters.

Jan 7, 2023 · 2:10 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson @rynedwelt
this is why college should be free. So people can expand their minds without expanding their careers in to their 80's, because they're in debt. It also shouldn't be a pipeline to the workforce so much as it should be a path to enlightenment.
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