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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Highly are qualified students?  They called Europeans and they get better grades because they have better livelihoods growing up without poverty with supportive societal structures.  Also, they have free college , even when studying here, so they don't have to work full time and go to school.[/quote]

+1000 this so overlooked. European teens aren’t working 25 hours a week at McDonald’s after school in 9th grade to support the family. [/quote]

Very few American teens are either. And the adults I know who grew up in true poverty aren’t whining about student loan forgiveness. They had scholarships (merit and need-based), they did time in the military, they did two years at cc before going to a directional state school, they took minimal loans and paid them off, usually working non-prestigious jobs. Those people are doing great in their 40s.

The people in my circle who “need” student loan forgiveness grew up solidly middle class, and went to expensive private colleges, took a victory lap or two, studied abroad a few times, etc. After graduation they travelled the world, lived downtown, belonged to expensive fitness clubs, went out to the “it” restaurants until they turned 30 and started complaining about student loans, income inequality, housing prices, and whatnot. They are now in their 40s, attempting to start a family (usually via IVF), still paying their loans (after a three year hiatus), and complaining they are stuck in their condo because of interest rates.

Does income inequality exist? Absolutely. But millennials with fancy degrees in a liberal arts field, living in Navy Yard while working for the government or for a “meaningful” nonprofit aren’t experiencing it.[/quote]

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