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Anonymous wrote:Federal lawsuit just filed and, unfortunately, it sets forth a not unreasonable basis for standing and argument on the merits. I hope I’m wrong, but I see an injunction coming soon. Why the administration didn’t stand a refund application sooner is beyond me. I doubt a court would have ordered people to pay anything back even while ruling the order was unconstitutional. But this lawsuit will move fast and the whole thing will likely be enjoined without anyone seeing relief.
"The plaintiff is Frank Garrison, an attorney who works at the foundation, who says he is in line to automatically receive $20,000 under the plan. But, he argues, he will be left worse off by Biden’s debt relief because it will trigger state income taxes where he lives in Indiana."
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/27/bidens-student-debt-relief-faces-first-major-legal-challenge-00059050
Worse off? How? Before the forgiveness, he would have to earn more than $20k and pay federal and state taxes on that amount, and then use it to pay the loan. So he'd be about $25k in the hole (assuming a 15% federal tax rate and 3.23% Indiana rate). With forgiveness, he has to pay $646 in Indiana tax. So he comes out over $24k ahead. How is that worse off? Is this some sort of GOP math?