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  Loan forgiveness for me, but not for thee.
  Most of these GOP hacks—and even the plaintiffs in the case—had PPP loans forgiven. This should be far more shameful and uncomfortable for them than it is.
context: There's billionaires that really need the money. Stock buybacks aren't free. >
  
  Funny thing if youre someone with 150k in student debt you'll be saving as much from the delayed interest charge as you would from forgiveness. >
  
  As someone who has student loans with variable interest rates, these last couple years have been freaking rough. >
  
  I really feel for you all and it's getting worse. I went to college 88-92. I worked 30-35 hours a week and my mom had a second job. I graduated with $1,500 in debt. My mom still refuses to let me pay that back to her.
  My husband went to college a little later and finished his master's degree in 2003. We paid $750 a month of his salary and all of my salary to get those loans paid. It took 14 years, but we finally paid them off in 2017, when we were 47. Too old to have kids then, but we could stop eating ramen and skipping meals. 
  If we hadn't done all that, his payments were projected to be done when we were 67. It absolutely fucking sucks that this shit is still happening.
  In my opinion, the money loaned is already gone. Just forgive it all and start from scratch. I'd include that there can't be more than 1% interest on the loans, repayment should be reasonably dependent on your salary, and whatever you pay off in 10 years, you're done. 
  We can't keep going with college graduates having debt equal to a fucking house. Fuck every republican who isn't helping to solve this problem and fuck every person who has the "I paid it off, so should you" attitude. You're not helping and you're not seeing the bigger, long-term picture.
  Also, I'll be 53 this year. Y'all can also stay off my lawn. ;) >
  
  F*** the Republicans in general. Both parties suck in different ways but the GOP is hands down the worst. >
  
  I say this all the time. Democrats aren't amazing, but Republicans are fucking horrible monsters -- not evil, but they could not care less who gets hurt by their policies to help the rich. >
  
  I’d add in evil to a point but you’re spot on. They’re truly brutal. >
  
  They can't be evil. Just consider all the undeveloped fetuses their policies have saved. >
  
  This is because students don’t have lobbyists and SuperPAC money >
  
  Right, but only because of their student loan interest indebtedness. Oh… >
  
  When the American Constitution speaks of foreign and domestic enemies, I think "domestic" refers to the GOP... >
  
  It's a reacharound, their extremes have partisan control of the Supreme Court, so they demand the Extreme Court interpret the law the way they want. 
  They don't even have enough votes there to get a law to pass in the House, let alone the Senate or the Presidency on this. >
  
  That has been the entire goal of the Christi-Fascist extremist legal movement for 40 years. To end run legislation. >
  
  Why argue on facts when you can simply rule on faith?
  “It’s true because we say so, silly.” >
  
  Again, how many of the Republicans got PPP loans that were forgiven? >
  
  Let’s make sure it’s added to the court case. They rise or fall together. 
  Hypocritical mofos >
  
  I like the way you think >
  
  Did your representative accept PPP loans? www.sba.com/PPP. Let's see how many took loans and didn't pay it back. I'll start: OK Senator Mark Wayne Mullins, $1,800,000.00. ZERO paid back. Net worth: $17,000,000.00. >
  
  A third of borrowers make less than $50,000 and iirc it would cost around $437 billion to forgive. 
  Total ppp loans is close to $800 billion. 
  Surely we could afford to forgive some student loans if that was kosher >
  
  Interesting. So a few hundred people cried no, while there are 10s of 10,000s saying yes. And the will of the people is what? 
  I’m sure a few SCs will blaber on about not written into the constitution for this case while ignoring the same argument for others. >
  
  The idiots that vote the gop constantly vote against their best interests. This will sway nothing, but if only entrench those on the fence to the left (which there’s not too much on the fence left) >
  
  Vote, y’all. Those are the fence sitters. The grass isn’t greener on either side, but the level of stupidity sure is. I think the last time GOP campaigned on an actual policy and not fear mongering and outrage about nothing was when people were still asking Jeeves for information. >
  
  And Fuck all you GOP suckers. I so hope the day comes when all of you suffer something that you will never be able to spin. Then when you say: "please, we didn't mean it." We all smack your hand away and go: "pull yourself up by your boot straps." >
  
  If student loan forgiveness passes it ensures they lose in 2024.  If it doesn't pass, they will blame Biden for breaking a promise.  Any serious take on the loan shows that 90% of the forgiveness went towards people making 75k or less, with almost none going to the people making around 125k.  It was a massive tax break for the middle class, so of course Republicans hate it. >
  
  These are also the rich people that claim the $700 in covid relief they gave you was enough to stop working for 3+ years. How much could living 3 years really cost these days? $200-$300 dollars? >
  
  It’s a banana, Michael, what could it cost? $10? >
  
  The law is pretty clear here: The Secretary (of Education) has the ability to waive or modify federal loans.
  If Conservatives don't like it, they can try to change it through legislation. Of course, now that they have a strong majority on the Court it's much easier to just get 5 people to agree to change it. >
  
  The GOP's whole agenda is just being evil so this is totally in line with what they are all about. Us, not you. We can bail out banks, cut taxes for the rich, help the NRA kill even more of you ~ but no, you can't get student loan forgiveness, you deadbeats. Boot straps! 
  How are any of these demons in flesh suits getting elected?! >
  
  Bigotry, vote suppression, and endless cash from the billionaire class hellbent on enshrining their oligarchy into permanent law. >
  
  Here's a novel idea, the SC should concern themselves with legality, not partisan politics. >
  
  That’s not why the last few were forced in >
  
  Yeah, that's painfully obvious.  Corruption is institutionalized in American politics now, so much so that no one bothers trying to hide it. >
  
  If you give people handouts, then what will we have left to give to the corporations that the SC has also deemed to be "people", albeit richer and not necessarily beholden to the laws of America like the ACTUAL people are? >
  
  I know right what will that thin mint gargoyle Senator Rick Scott do if he can't us scam us all. >
  
  And Republicans wonder why they have a young people problem. >
  
  They would if young people actually voted. >
  
  I hope they're prepared for the consequences of their actions by turning off a safety valve. >
  
  They (republicans) don’t care what you or I think. How many groups of people are they trying to screw?  They are more concerned with stopping people from voting or having the “right” people vote to keep them in power.   The only consequences that will affect them is voting. >
  
  The real question is how many of those Republications own stock in these lending companies? >
  
  The servicing companies are really the ones who have a stake in federal student loans. >
  
  And they've mostly stayed out of this lol. AFAIK they aren't a party to any of the lawsuits >
  
  Yep. It would honestly be a silly thing to sue for since it’s a risk inherent in that type of business. >
  
  This is really only about preventing another win for the democratic voting base. If Biden manages to get anymore popular stuff pushed through they are going to get slaughtered in the next election. It has nothing to do with the perceived legality of this or “it’s not fair to the people who paid their loans off.” >
  
  Man, if Biden actually gets inflation under control and it appears they are, that old badgers gonna soar into office again lol >
  
  What's the point of even having laws then? If the law that made the student loan system allows SecEd to discharge any loans, and generations take loans under that system, but the moment they try to make use of that power, it gets blocked as unconstitutional? How is that not loaning money to people under false pretenses? It's all usurious bullshit. >
  
  Voting is important. If you didn’t vote or if you voted Republican, this is what you supported. >
  
  Yet all of them were happy to get PPP loan forgivness for their businesses l.
  They get pension for life.
  Healtcare for life
  Connections for life
  Yet they want to fuck the regular people in the ass without any lube. >
  
  "The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments to both cases on February 28" >
  
  Then give me half your damn wage since you don't fucking do anything for me, period. You bunch of worthless snakes. >
  
  The law is meaningless to activist judges. >
  
  Republicans looking for another car to catch. >
  
  No urging of paying PPE loans back and audits? >
  
  The GOP wants people to suffer >
  
  So how long can they keep this shit up before people realize they’re just giant leeches with torture boners? >
  
  An attempt to politicize and news entertain with the Supreme Court is just one more nail in the coffin. >
  
  There are two cases the court will hear at the same time. Anyone have a summary of them? The article unhelpfully does not name the cases. They are Nebraska v. Biden and Myra Brown v. Department of Education.
  The problem is there are multiple cases under multiple appeals courts (more than just those two) and therefore SCOTUS has decided to review the pair of cases.
  Legal challenges are the norm for executive actions; SCOTUS review is not. >
  
  Well, I think anyone who is paying attention realizes this court is pretty obsessed with their own political agenda over the actual law. >
  
  GOP always for anything that hurts Americans. >
  
  That should lock down the youth vote for Dems forever. Smart. >
  
  Plenty of young dipshits allergic to learnin out there. ++their families are bigots and have fox news on 24/7 sad thing about propaganda is it works. >
  
  I voted very hard blue early last year. Problem is, this state turned into a sesspool of goons with Trump. >
  
  I belive you...the issue is we have to eventually out propagandize these people or we are forever fucked. >
  
  Oh I couldn't tolerate it any longer. I've got a "You're in a cult" sticker on the back of my car. Same stars and bars design he made. I've also got a defund politicians sticker. >
  
  How about if it gets blocked nobody pays back their student loan, period. 22 million people would be heard and hurt the govt that way. We the 99% have the power, not them. >
  
  They will garnish your wages. You used to be able to claim it under bankruptcy until bush jr. >
  
  Not on mine before, they just took a portion of my tax return. And that even took years before that even happened. 22 million people refusing to pay student loans sends one hell of a message to Washington DC. >
  
  If it was loan relief for billionaires they'd be for it. >
  
  Remember when we thought capitalists were innovators? They're literally leaches. Parasites. They hate the Socialist boogey man because rules would restrict their ability to lie, cheat and steal. >
  
  I think people just want a solution. What exactly does this permanently solve. Seriously asking. >
  
  What does what solve, specifically. I'm not clear about what you're asking. I suppose nothing is permanent, but Socialism and Capitalism are not opposites. Capitalism is an inherent component of socialism, even communism. You can't seize the means of production if there is no means of production.
  Socialism prescribes social protections in a capitalist economy. The 8 hour work day could be called a socialist policy. So is overtime, minimum wage, sick time, overtime, child labor laws. Maternity leave. Health insurance. Social Security. 
  Socialism is the government regulation of business practice -so that McDonald's can't hire 12 year olds and make them work 18 hour shifts for $2 an hour. Which a business would do, if we let them. >
  
  BeCaUsE iT iS bAlLs & StRiKeS  not politics.  right? /s
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  Because they are making a legal judgement based on what the laws says not making a policy decision and setting new law. 
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  Fucking republicans.  
  Burn the court & congress to the ground.  Lets just get this shit over with >
  
  Republicans hate us. >
  
  It makes me sad that a large portion of people are just horrible pieces of shit >
  
  These guys literally don’t want to help Americans. It’s crazy how we spend 800 billion on our Military (I’m a vet as well so cool your shit) and yet we can’t toss some struggling students some debt relief? Wild. >
  
  I get why they're doing it.  Biden keeping on his campaign promise is bad for their business.  It will earn Biden and other Democrats votes.
  But that double-edged sword cuts both ways.  Taking an anti stance against it hurts Republicans because they clearly declare their opposing stance.  Republicans will lose voters for this move.
  It's a lose lose game for Republicans.  I guess at best Republicans can market "haha Biden didn't keep his promise" come election time?  But even that's a stupid move after being the literal ones stopping it.  So yeah, no win possible either way.
  Frankly, I wish Biden would push more of this stuff.  For example, make a push for raising the minimum wage nationally, like a LOT.  And then let Republicans scramble and go nuts about it.  Keep picking agendas incredibly favorable to the public and force Republicans hand every time.  Force them to take hard stances on every single thing.
  And then come election time, market the absolute crap out of it.  "We tried to give you...but Republicans opposed it." bullet point after bullet point of Republicans getting in the way. >
  
  That’s not how our government is meant to operate though and trust me you don’t want this. When the pendulum swings back to the right, you don’t want a president you hate just bypassing our lawmaking process. >
  
  The more desperate a population the easier they are to exploit. >
  
  The same guys that give tax breaks to rich people, there is something scary, disturbing and evil about that.