This will only give non-civil service workers more reason to vilify government workers.

Students who go into the private sector probably need it more than those in the public sector, depending on the field.

Its public service...

They are typically low paying jobs....

That was before government workers were unionized. Now government pays more. Plus they have better benefits.

Government Workers Average More

As of May 2012, the Bureau of Labor Statistics found that on average, workers employed by federal, state and local governments made more than those employed by the private sector. Private sector employees in all industries reported an average salary of $44,600 per year. During the same period, government workers reported an average annual salary of $51,840 -- $7,240 per year more than private-sector employees.

Federal Workers Make the Most

While government workers tend to make more, there are significant disparities between the three levels of government. Local government employees earn the least, at an average of $47,360 per year in 2012 -- not much higher than the average private-sector employee. State employees did somewhat better, with an average annual salary of $50,570 per year. However, the federal government paid far more, with an average employee salary of $76,470 -- about $32,000 more per year than the average private worker.

https://careertrend.com/pay-average-government-employee-vs-private-sector-employee-41973.html

It's like somebody said 'how can we say we did something about student loan debt without really doing anything?'

I'd hate to think somebody said 'how can we make it look like we did something about student loans and as a twofer make people more distrustful and angry at each other?' No, they probably didn't but same result.

..Pharmacy Degree forgiven for working in an under-served area..