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In reply to the discussion: Should student loans be forgiven? [View all]Duppers
(28,134 posts)15. Good points.
Like you, we helped pay for our son's post h.s. education. He was awarded two academically based scholarships which lightened our load.
Then, in grad school, he had teaching fellowships which paid for most all of his expenses.
And again, like you, we "did not take fancy vacations or buy new cars and that made it possible."
Perhaps all college education should be free for everyone.
One of my son's girlfriends spent part of her student loan money on a trip to Ireland, she said. The trip was not at all course-work related. So, how do we prevent this kind of spending?
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I still have student loan debt and would happy with that. It's the interest that's the problem.
Luciferous
Apr 2022
#11
That would be my choice. My opinion is that if student debt is wiped out then so is the ability to
Demsrule86
Apr 2022
#22
I'm serious. There are a lot of students in college now who will graduate before the 2024 election.
marie999
Apr 2022
#35
He should cancel the $10,000 that he campaigned about during the election. Nt
helpisontheway
Apr 2022
#29
Calculate in today's dollars the difference between what someone would have spent
meadowlander
Apr 2022
#36
Promise now to work on further student loan forgiveness if we keep Congress in 2022...
gulliver
Apr 2022
#39