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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you seriously asking why people on the right extending all the way to the center-left (aka almost everyone), are viscerally against giving others a list of stuff they didn't earn, even though there are good arguments against it?

Answering for myself (from the center-right), I'm in favor of most of the things you listed, but against student loan forgiveness. I get the feeling student loan forgiveness is what you're really asking about. I'm against it because taking out student loans was a gamble that was taken with full information and a path to success. People bet on themselves, sometimes that doesn't go smoothly, but they should keep trying, not get bailed out.[/quote]

Question:  As a country, we obviously need physicians, scientists, farmers…. whatever list seems reasonable to you.  Do you feel that the best way to get the best candidates for whatever jobs you view as essential is for 18 year olds to “bet on themselves” and while also prioritizing the options of potential students who have wealthier families?  I’m not so sure that assuming enormous debt and “gambling” is the best way to get the best students into these jobs.

I’m not arguing in favor of loan forgiveness— although I’d probably support it once I had the chance to read the fine print. I am thinking that kids with savvier and wealthier families may get “bailed out” in multiple ways, multiple times. People without those supports often don’t. And either way, I’m wondering what the best ways might be to ensure that we end up with the best brain surgeons and neonatologists.

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