Comment on It's great to see a politician that's progressive and Not a Millionaire.

tanisnikana@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• mushroommunk@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  AOC has argued for student loan cancellation for all and free college education for all. She and Bernie Sanders have put forth proposals to do just that. They’re just fighting an uphill battle.

  source

  • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Didn’t Biden start implememting that? Or am i misremembering

    source

    • brandon@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The Biden administration eventually lost in court. A major campaign promise was to forgive $10k in student loan debt. Congress couldn’t get a bill for that through, so he tried to use an executive action to order the Department of Education to do it, but a number of (red) states fought it and won in the Supreme Court.

      source

      • atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        He also tried to restructure existing loan forgiveness programs, like the public service loan forgiveness program that I am in, to make them have shorter terms. This also lost in court eventually. My loans are still in forbearance due that that litigation, but only for a few more weeks.

        I still don’t understand why the paycheck loans could be forgiven but not student loans.

        source

        • -> View More Comments
      • Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Mohela. Missouri argued theyd disproportionately lose out on profits

        source

        • -> View More Comments
    • mushroommunk@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Another commenter explained how it was stopped, but he was only going to forgive some for people below a threshold. AOC and Sanders are trying to forgive all for everyone and make it free moving forward. AOC was very vocal about Biden not taking it far enough

      source

      • FudgyMcTubbs@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        She’s right – He didn’t take it far enough. By him saying he would forgive $10k for those earning less than blank, meant he believed he had the power to forgive student debt. With that power, he was like, “nah fuck most of 'em. Drown in your debt.” I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – Biden was a huge disappointment.

        source
    • pdxfed@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Biden also was the one who made loan non-forgiveness his signature piece of legislation in the 2000s. Maybe realized the folly of his ways but his offset was a drop in the fucking ocean.

      source
  • tanisnikana@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I hope she gets that golden email, I really do.

    source