Good grief.

Let me simplify this.

Your situation was work for loan payoff. In essence you did pay it off. The program you took advantage of is IN NO WAY what joey and the thousand thieves are suggesting. They are talking about just giving students money for absolutely no reason and no obligation of service. Most of the "forgiveness" will go to master's degree and above.

Are you ok giving someone your tax money to get off scott free and having to nothing for it. You and your wife served ten years. Joey just wants to give it to them.

See the difference?

I paid mine off in 9 years because THAT WAS THE DEAL I SIGNED. It is also the deal EVERYONE ELSE with a student loan signed. It's a contractual obligation. When any politician gives you money, They are giving you TAX MONEY that has been collected from you and everyone else. They don't do this because they care about you. They do this to get your vote with the money they took from you in taxes.

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS FREE MONEY.

Here's some math for you. 143.4 million taxpayers as of 2020. Total proposed cost of "forgiveness"- 400 billion. That means 2,791.00 more will have to be collected from every single tax payer to give someone with a masters degree a $20k credit on their student loan.

Did I ever say it's a good thing? No I did not. I said if they are going to waste taxpayers money anyway, (which they are) they may as well help Americans.

Sure wish the monetary system was such that people were held accountable for their actions/in-actions. Money should be a finite thing.
The world would be better then.....perhaps.

It is only in the premise of getting a vote. It has nothing to do with charity or concern for anyone's well being. The money doesn't exist anyway.

Several posts are put on here for information and better understanding of subjects. Sounds like some people would have no problem with paying more taxes if they think like you. It's a bull crap program made to sound like free money. If you have information, please post it.

I appreciate someone helping me understand subjects better so I don't look like a freeloader or idiot.

So you would rather it go to pay free college to someone who signed an obligation? Repay their loan using US tax money rather than send that money to Ukraine?

This is where you appear to be the idiot. It shouldn't go to either one. Again the money doesn't exist.