Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Sanders to propose canceling $1.6 trillion in US student debt [View all]George II
(67,782 posts).....to borrow so they could attend college.
What makes this any different from getting a mortgage to buy a house or even a car loan to buy a car?
To be honest, I've stayed out of these discussions for the most part because I was lucky enough ("smart enough"?) to receive a full academic scholarship to a private school and had no tuition debt when I graduated. It was a different era back then. But I did leave college with some debt that took close to ten years to pay it off. And that's what I did, paid it off.
BTW, tuition-free state and public college is not revolutionary. Back when I was in college there was no tuition to attend State of New York University (SUNY) and City of New York University (SUNY) Had I not gotten that scholarship I would have gone to City College.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden