🙄 Not true. I work in ag. Most of what we eat is made here. Yes a lot of soybeans and a good amount of other food is exported. That’s in addition to what we keep here to eat. We do import a lot of fruit and veg but still probably not a majority. Anything made from grains is mostly all made here. Animal products are mostly made here - beef, chicken, pork, dairy, eggs etc. we import a lot of booze - is that what you’re thinking of? ![]() |
I think they should do this because lending would get stricter and the price of college would go down. |
You’re in the ballpark, the monthly payment balance difference is de minimus. I wasn’t surprised. I never said the amount was difficult. They are, and have been, paid and I wasn’t benefiting from any forgiveness. My point was to the initial poster who said “you pay when the bill comes due”. I did pay my entire loan, plus another $20k. Again, loans backed by the federal government should not be a revenue generator. And so have many people that borrowed a whole lot more than me and have been paying for years and their balances today are higher than their original principal at graduation (or worse when they dropped out and received no corresponding pay increase from their degree). |
This is the absolute most divisive administration we have ever seen.
First, Biden blames Republicans for actions HE took that he had no Constitutional right to take. Now, we have Cardona blabbing about how people got PPP loans and the student loan bail out was struck down. They refuse to acknowledge that THEY are the ones that gave false hope to borrowers. Well, the PPP loans happened because the GOVERNMENT closed down and prevented businesses from operating. This was NOT the choice of the businesses. Student loans WAS the choice of the borrowers. They CHOSE to borrow the money. Secondly. the PPP loans was an act passed by Congress. Student loan bail out was not. If Biden wanted to do this right, he should have gone through Congress. He does not have the authority to allocate hundreds of billions of dollars. That is Congress' job. For someone who has been in politics for 50 years, you would think he would know that. He is worthless. |
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Hyperbole much? They are trying to help AMERICANS who are trying to better their lives and salary potential. We should be investing in our citizens, that is what this is about. |
DP. I agree with you there. But, it all got worse under Obama so these loans could help pay for the ACA. https://thehill.com/opinion/columnists/dick-morris/151801-loans-subsidize-obamacare/ |
Absolutely no one prevented businesses from operating. The PPP was about making sure people had choices if needed. It is too bad the Trump Administration turned it into a feeding at the trough cash cow for their crownies. How about we use the same money but for people to invest in their education/themselves in a way that actually benefits the economy. |
Not hyperbole at all. The past couple days have proven it. He is trying to buy votes. That is all. His economic policies have been horrible and he knows it. |
LOL and yet it was Jared's family, while he was a white house employee, who was using his name to sell these very visas. You hypocrite. |
So the loan product should be as available as possible for compete garbage “degrees” and there should be no value associated with administering those loans at all? Yeah, that won’t make “education” any more expensive. Who is going to cover the cost of administering all these loan programs in the first place. The whole thing is a complete waste of economic production. It’s asymptotic in its inefficiency. And it starts with people who would otherwise be economically productive going to four years of worthless “university” and getting high and playing Xbox |
Remember 15 days to stop the spread that turned into 2 years? Yes, people were prevented from operating their businesses. In some states, it was for years. Remember how they arrested the gym owners in NJ? Or, the restaurant owners in CA? You have a short memory, my friend. |