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    War in Ukraine

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    13 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

    Have you not been to the United States at any point since January 2016?

    I mean in the US it's mostly hyper partisanship not necessarily people buying what people are selling.

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    War in Ukraine

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    23 minutes ago, southsider2k5 said:

     

    I know all country have their warts, but some are better at hiding more than most?  I for the life of me do not understand how people are fed this BS propaganda and lap it up.

    Student Loan Debt

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    3 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

    Until we all make a bigger deal out of it, those parties will continue to get their way. It's time for things to change.

    Carjackings are starting to happen more and more during daylight hours and in better neighborhoods. Maybe that will start to tip the scales a bit.

    Yeah, I am not sure if that is correlated to the law passed about CPD ceasing high speed chases or something along those lines (some feel free to correct me).  Life is odd, we as adults come across situations where we have to make good decisions regularly and all these politicians muppets can't do the simplest of things for partisan reasons.  It's outrageous.

    Student Loan Debt

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    17 minutes ago, CentralChamps21 said:

    Crime and drugs are draining our resources, and forgiving student loans doesn't make even a small dent in this. This is pandering to young voters.

    Jim Crow, Redlining, etc, have created a large underclass in our cities. Kids are turning to gangs, drugs and crime long before taking out student loans is even an option. Lets take the billions that that we're talking about using to forgive student loan debt and invest it into our most vulnerable kids, most of whom are in cities. Let's invest in their education and safety, and do whatever it takes to provide them more appealing opportunities than jacking cars at age 14.

    Reduce student loan interest to zero? Fine. Increase the repayment period from 10 to 15 years? Great. But let's invest the bulk of the money where it's most needed. Kids in Engelwood should have the same resources and opportunities as kids in New Trier.

    The government should have never got into the loan business.  The government should have capped tuition, fees, room and board, to make it affordable for anyone to go if they so desired.  They made this mess and now they are stuck holding the bag because I don't see people paying back their loans.

    As for the investment into cities, I agree but one thing most people fail to realize, is policing is a big business.  If cops didn't have manifested crooks to chase all day, their budgets would be reduced and certain parties can't have that happening.

    Student Loan Debt

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    9 minutes ago, he gone. said:

    Yes, but it's not about that. It's about having a hand to play to get votes. It's essentially balancing do you want to play this hand now, or later? I'm not sure the calculation makes sense at this point for democrats. The pause has been ongoing for 2 years now and the economy is teetering. If you cancel, you don't get the boost now, you just get same spending patterns that have been developed/budgeted over the past 2 years by millennials. Playing the hand now won't result in extra votes nor boost in spending IMO. They'll want to hold back the total forgiveness for a time when the "economic boost" is really needed and can buy them more good graces than now.  That said, the dems are in a tough spot both based on promises, the mid-terms coming up, the current outlook of how mid-terms are likely to go, etc. 

    My personal guess is they do something like that 10k forgiveness while still having the carrot out there to discuss "more robust" forgiveness in the future. aka, you deliver on a promise, buy some votes, but keep voters on the hook go-forward. This way they can judge how forgiveness is accepted across voter base, deliver, and keep you in the palm of their hand. 

    You have to look it at it through the lens of a politician. they don't actually care about you, they care about your vote to further their personal agenda. 

    Very well written post.  I didn't even think about the student loan pause because I kept paying throughout it.  I wish more people would take your bold statement more serious and stop electing scumbags.

    Student Loan Debt

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    Wouldn't cancelling student loans boost the economy?  People will spend their money on having kids, buying homes, and probably more impulsive purchases.  I just finish paying my off and I'm about to turn 37.  I think if you don't eliminate all of them just do some.  10K might wipe a lot of people's bills out.

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