The Legendary Dragon Alephwyr, named Alephwyr, BA

The idea of cancelling $50k in student debt per borrower is so monstrously unfair, such an obvious sop to the upper classes and their children at the expense of the lower classes, that it's almost unfathomable that a major party supports it.

I went to college in large part because I was homeless and needed the money to live. I majored in STEM subjects and earned high marks. Still can't find work. Don't see why I should be punished for the actual upper classes, who don't take on debt and get jobs through connections.

There are already programs that help borrowers such as yourself manage their debts, by capping payments at a certain percentage of income.

That doesn't solve the fundamental problem.

Yes, it does. It makes it possible for you to pay your debts.

At the rate at which I'm able to pay I'll be in debt the rest of my life, so no, it doesn't solve my problem. Nor does it solve their problem. It's only possible to think of it as a "solution" if: 1. You think it's legitimate debt in the first place 2. You are falsely moralizing

Yes, and your payments will be manageable, and, in the long run, you'll likely end up better off than if you hadn't gone to school (if what you say about being a solid STEM student is true). The idea that you should repay your debts is true and moral. Nothing false about it.

It's not real debt. It's a scam, built within a system of other scams. No one is obligated to pay student debt.