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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Center left here and I'm definitely against student loan forgiveness. I think debt jubilees are stupid. If someone was stupid enough to take out the loans, then they should be responsible for paying them back. I do think they should be dischargeable in bankruptcy though.[/quote]

While I don't know if I believe in complete loan forgiveness, I would NOT call these people stupid.  As a culture, we've told everyone that college is the only answer to upward mobility.  We disinvested from vocational training and so many people believe college is their only path.  If you don't have money and everyone tells you that college is the only answer, what do you do?[/quote]

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