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Is Anything Equitable About Student Loan Forgiveness?

November 16, 2024 John Klar

The premise behind federal student loan forgiveness is that it is “fair”: people struggling with student loans because of a down job market, personal troubles, or other of life’s inevitable strains should be “unburdened by what has been.” At the same time, debt relief administration problems include bureaucratic inefficiencies and the increasingly sizable cost, which … Read more

So Kids, What Did We Learn From This Week’s House Session (5/2/24)?

May 9, 2024May 3, 2024 Judy Aron

We learned that when Republicans do not show up, it can be a pretty disappointing day in the House. Additionally, the same thing happens when we have a few person advantage and a handful of “Republicans” vote along with House Democrats to kill perfectly good bills, and conversely pass pretty awful ones. If you know some good Conservatives in your district, please urge them to sign up to run in June.

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How To Fix the “Student Loan” Problem

July 31, 2023 Burt Janz

One only needs to check the news occasionally to know that there is at least a half-trillion dollars of noncollectable student loan debt out there. Those loans, a huge percentage of them being owed to non-government entities, may never be fully repaid.

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SCOTUS Says No, Joe Says Yes!

July 18, 2023 Ray Cardello

In one of the last rulings of the 2023 session, the Supreme Court of the United States decided that Joe Biden’s attempt to forgive up to $20,000 of current balances of student loans was unconstitutional.

SCOTUS Speaks. Will Biden and The Left Listen

July 2, 2023 Ray Cardello

It is the last day of the Supreme Court session, and as usual, the decisions on the more complex cases are coming down in rapid succession. On Thursday, Joe Biden took little time to speak to the nation, and openly criticized the Court.

Breaking: US Supreme Court Rules Against Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Scheme

June 30, 2023 Steve MacDonald

The Democrat’s latest get-out-the-vote scheme already did its damage, so this seems like a moot point, but it does one thing. It saves taxpayers (or, more likely, their grandchildren) a trillion dollars plus interest.

Students Should be Ready to Pay Up

March 2, 2023 Ray Cardello

The Supreme Court will decide on the Constitutionality of the Joe Biden Student Loan Payout. This should be another defeat for the Biden Team, but they got the mileage they needed from the proposal.

Please, Let Me Pay Your Student Loan

November 19, 2022 Ray Cardello

MSNBC ran a spot last Thursday night where they talked about how most people who have their student loans paid for will travel or dine out with their newfound funds. These people, buried under excessive debt, are so creative in how they will spend our money.

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Judge Nixes Biden’s Student Loan Bailout a Few Weeks Too Late

November 11, 2022 Steve MacDonald

After Joe Biden invented the executive branch authority of blanket student loan amnesty, several states sued. They weren’t grinches; what Biden did was illegal and unconstitutional. A judge in Texas just agreed with them.

Biden Admin: So, About that Student Loan Forgiveness Thing …

November 11, 2022October 2, 2022 Steve MacDonald

The Biden administration has altered the student loan forgiveness plan. Pray, they don’t alter it any further.

Notable Quotes: Republicans have to Meet Biden Head-On

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Skip

Actually, I thought this inspired rant by Jesse Watters was aimed more at the Democrat Wokesters that are ruining America – a blunderbuss of bits and pieces in showing how nutty their actions are: Republicans have to meet Biden head-on. If they’re being called extreme, this is what you do: Oh, you guys are calling … Read more

Student Loan “Forgiveness” is Just More Taxpayer Money Laundering into Democrat Campaigns

August 30, 2022 Steve MacDonald

If you’re interested in vote-buying forgiving college loans isn’t actually all that clever an idea. A majority of those people are already voting for you. So why do it? Why would Joe say (without authority) that he will forgive student loan debt on paper or as a cash payoff?

Student Loan Debt … The Biden Regime Is Playing The GOP Like A Stradivarius

August 27, 2022 Ed Mosca

Have you heard all the outrage from the GOP at the Biden-Regime’s ukase that “forgives” student loan debt? Indeed, even Sun-King Sununu … who strives to be on both sides of an issue … has joined the bloviating:

Biden Goes to College to Buy Votes

August 25, 2022 Ray Cardello

Apparently, Joe Biden got tired of kicking the can down the road. He has been extending the moratorium on student loans, but today he took the next step.

$10,000 Is the Going Rate for a Vote

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Ian Underwood

H.L. Mencken said that ‘every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods’.

As you process news of the (First) Great Student Loan Giveaway over the next few days, keep that in mind. Along with this:

There is no Plan to Eliminate Student Debt …

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Democrats have been talking about student debt relief or forgiveness for years. It’s either a scheme to get “students” to vote Democrat or a thank you for doing it already, but there is no relief, no forgiveness, and nothing is eliminated.

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Forgiving Your Student Loans Will Actually Cost You More – A lot More!

June 8, 2022June 8, 2022 Steve MacDonald

If you fell for the pyramid scheme of modern higher learning, that’s your fault. An overpriced (increasingly) useless degree paid for with a loan that’s part of another Democrat campaign laundromat. And now you’re yelping for a bailout? Clearly, that degree is more useless than I imagined. You can’t even do simple math.

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Canceling Loans Means Taxpayers Foot the Bill

June 3, 2022June 3, 2022 Ray Cardello

The shame of the situation is that proponents of a bill to cancel or forgive outstanding student loans do not understand the process. Or worse, they know and are comfortable with someone else paying their debt. Either situation is disappointing and indicative of a generation weaned on entitlements.

There is No Reason to Forgive Student Loans

April 29, 2022 Ray Cardello

Please give me one good reason: forty-plus million American students should have their education debt forgiven. For decades, bright-eyed students have matriculated from high school onto colleges and universities, thinking they were preparing themselves for a life of prosperity.

Never Let a Good Crisis go to Waste

March 17, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Yes, the Coronavirus is a real threat, and is now a global crisis. Economies are crashing, businesses are shuttered, people are unemployed. Toilet paper is impossible to find, as is Lysol, Clorox, and other disinfectants. But, naturally, politicians never let a good crisis go to waste. In today’s press conference, President Trump hinted at implementing … Read more