Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan gets a record number of public comments. Here’s what people are saying

“I
think
this
is
a
great
idea.
I
am
52
years
old
with
a
lot
of
student
loan
debt
from
years
ago.
It
has
quadrupled
from
what
I
actually
borrowed.
I
think
the
interest
is
ridiculous.
With
the
crazy
inflation,
how
can
anyone
afford
to
pay
for
anything
these
days?
I
plan
on
dying
with
student
loan
debt.
It
is
very
depressing.”

“I
call
on
the
Biden
administration
to
stop
imposing
an
unjust
burden
on
Americans
who
did
not
go
to
college
or
have
paid
off
their
student
loan
debt
with
yet
another
unfair
plan
to
carry
out
massive
student
loan
debt
cancellation.

The
president
will
take
hundreds
of
billions
of
dollars
in
taxes
from
hardworking
Americans,
millions
of
whom
never
went
to
college,
to
pay
for
this
new
student
loan
cancellation
plan.
These
taxpayers
will
be
forced
to
pay
for
the
degrees
of
those
who
did
attend
college,
including
doctors
and
lawyers
who
have
every
ability
to
pay
their
debts.

If
students
want
to
attend
college,
then
they
should
work
for
companies
that
provide
educational
assistance.
That’s
how
I
attended
college
and
got
my
BA
and
MS.
The
only
way
people
appreciate
what
they
have
is
if
THEY
BUST
THEIR
BUNS
EARNING
IT.”

“Not
only
will
forgiving
all
the
debt
make
individuals’
lives
easier,
but
they’ll
be
able
to
spend
more
money
in
their
local
economies,
which
benefits
small
business[es]
and
the
community
as
a
whole.
And
at
election
time,
people
will
remember
who
made
their
lives
easier.”

“As
an
African
American
millennial
from
River
Rouge,
MI,
I
believe
it
is
crucial
to
support
and
approve
student
loan
debt
relief
proposals.
Our
community
faces
distinct
generational
disparities
that
necessitate
such
measures.
Historically,
African
Americans
have
had
limited
access
to
generational
wealth.
This
gap
makes
it
necessary
for
many
of
us
to
rely
on
financial
aid
…
to
pursue
higher
education.

Despite
achieving
success
in
our
careers,
the
heavy
yoke
of
student
debt
often
means
we
are
starting
several
paces
behind,
continuously
trying
to
catch
up.
This
reality
hinders
not
only
individual
financial
growth
but
also
our
collective
ability
to
invest
in
our
communities.

Approving
student
loan
debt
relief
is
more
than
a
financial
reprieve;
it
is
a
step
towards
rectifying
long-standing
inequities,
centuries
of
compounded
interest
and
empowering
a
significant
segment
of
our
society
to
achieve
true
economic
participation
and
security.”

“I
paid
for
my
undergraduate
degree
by
working
throughout
my
high
school
and
college
career.
I
worked
overtime
and
three
part-time
jobs
when
I
pursued
a
graduate
degree.
College
is
a
personal
choice
that
comes
with
many
adult
decisions.
There
are
trade-offs.

It
was
my
choice
to
go
to
college
and
graduate
school.
Nobody
helped
me.
I
earned
every
credit
the
hard
way.

It
is
not
the
federal
government’s
responsibility
to
pass
those
personal
decisions
off
onto
our
country’s
taxpayers.
This
feels
like
President
Biden
and
the
Democrats
are
simply
attempting
to ‘purchase’
votes
in
a
presidential
election
year.”

“My
generation,
especially
those
of
us
who
came
from
poor
factory
families
and
blue
collar
workers,
were
told
to
go
to
college,
no
matter
what.
We
were
told
that
college
was
our
way
out,
our
path
to
the
American
Dream.
It
has
become
an
American
Nightmare
as
we
try
to
navigate
Byzantine
repayment
programs,
waiting
on
hold
for
hours
to
try
and
get
a
person
on
the
phone
at
our
servicer,
and
do
everything
in
our
power
to
help
our
children
avoid
student
debt,
no
matter
the
cost.

Student
loan
debt
accounts
for
a
huge
chunk
of
my
family
of
4’s
total
debt
load.
We
have
a
mortgage,
a
car
note,
and
student
loans.
We
do
not
have
credit
card
debt.

These
proposed
rule
changes
will
be
a
huge
relief
to
our
family,
and
the
sooner
the
better.”