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USALiberal

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20. So basically I need to explain what is wrong with a quote you decided to use?? LOL......

Reply to LanternWaste (Reply #19)

Thu Aug 19, 2021, 07:38 PM

Aug 2021

Here you go:

"My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust?"

And most people would provide the author (C.S Lewis), but I guess you want people to think you created it! LOL!

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Biden To Automatically Cancel $5.8 Billion In Student Loans For Over 300,000 Borrowers [View all] George II Aug 2021 OP

It's a start. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #1

It's a continuation - he's already forgiven over $3B before this. But we never see..... George II Aug 2021 #3

My comment was dry, because $5 billion is hardly a drop in the bucket. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #4

He probably won't forgive it all, nor should he. George II Aug 2021 #6

He should, but you're right. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #7

There is a member of Congress with net worth of close to $30M, should his student debt be forgiven? George II Aug 2021 #10

Sure. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #12

Lol! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #15

More of your decisive insight! LanternWaste Aug 2021 #16

Fix your quote! USALiberal Aug 2021 #17

Ain't gonna fix what ain't broken, pal. LanternWaste Aug 2021 #19

So basically I need to explain what is wrong with a quote you decided to use?? LOL...... USALiberal Aug 2021 #20

I have no idea what you need to do. I simply want to see assertions supported with evidence. LanternWaste Aug 2021 #21

Fix your quote! USALiberal Aug 2021 #22

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, eh? LanternWaste Aug 2021 #23

The recession of the '90s was over by March 1991, it lasted only 8 months. It was followed by.... George II Aug 2021 #18

The recession was certainly over on paper. But the jobs came back more slowly, which is why WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #24

I'll give you until 1994, by then Clinton's policies had fully kicked in. So that leaves us.... George II Aug 2021 #25

I'm not quite sure what you're asking me to answer -- any individual person can have any WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #26

There's no need to decide, President Biden has already done so. George II Aug 2021 #27

Excellent! Thank you, President Biden! Aristus Aug 2021 #2

Canceling it all ain't happening, but if it did, whoa. Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #5

That's what they should do instead of blindly forgiving all debt. George II Aug 2021 #8

They already have the 10% PAYE option Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #9

They need to fix the root cause of student loan problem. College doesn't have to be free but JoanofArgh Aug 2021 #11

No one wants to talk about that MichMan Aug 2021 #13

I hope there are refunds for students who busted there ass paying off their loan! Nt USALiberal Aug 2021 #14