▲ 900 ▼ Conservative groups sue to block Biden plan canceling $39 billion in student loans (apnews.com) submitted 3 years ago by GiddyGap@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 188 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 64 points 3 years ago (4 children) "I'm not getting debt relief, so why should they" is their only argument. They're just greedy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] Bizarroland@kbin.social 43 points 3 years ago And many of them got covid bailouts and never had to pay a penny back and do not think even for a moment that their actions are hypocritical permalink fedilink source parent [–] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 27 points 3 years ago And we literally have congress critters that lived on welfare debt relief programs and want to tell others to pull themselves up by the bootstraps. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cassetti@kbin.social 17 points 3 years ago (2 children) I don't need student debt relief, it won't affect me. But I am extremely for it - it's called wanting a better life for your fellow human being. Compassion - it's not a difficult concept if you're not a narcissistic a$$hole. And as an added bonus, the money currently going to banks would actually get better distributed to businesses (both big and small) and act as a net gain to our economy. But screw that - we don't want some bank stocks to dip and affect some wealthy pension plans! /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] eran_morad@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I was blessed with my parents saving a lot and saving early for my college, and I fully support student debt relief. I honestly don't understand how it's possible for someone to be lucky, see the vast majority of people to be unlucky, and not want all of them to be helped out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _cyb3rfunk_@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Because in their mind they are not lucky, they worked for it. And the others just didn't work hard enough. permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago I hadn't ever considered it, but my desire for student debt relief also won't affect me. I've been harping on this thing that I want for the last couple of years. I never stopped for a second to consider that I'm not in that group. I just want a better life for my fellow humans. Thanks for bringing that to my front of mind. These people are truly assholes. permalink fedilink source parent [+] eran_morad@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bizarroland@kbin.social 43 points 3 years ago And many of them got covid bailouts and never had to pay a penny back and do not think even for a moment that their actions are hypocritical permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world 27 points 3 years ago And we literally have congress critters that lived on welfare debt relief programs and want to tell others to pull themselves up by the bootstraps. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cassetti@kbin.social 17 points 3 years ago (2 children) I don't need student debt relief, it won't affect me. But I am extremely for it - it's called wanting a better life for your fellow human being. Compassion - it's not a difficult concept if you're not a narcissistic a$$hole. And as an added bonus, the money currently going to banks would actually get better distributed to businesses (both big and small) and act as a net gain to our economy. But screw that - we don't want some bank stocks to dip and affect some wealthy pension plans! /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] eran_morad@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I was blessed with my parents saving a lot and saving early for my college, and I fully support student debt relief. I honestly don't understand how it's possible for someone to be lucky, see the vast majority of people to be unlucky, and not want all of them to be helped out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _cyb3rfunk_@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Because in their mind they are not lucky, they worked for it. And the others just didn't work hard enough. permalink fedilink source parent [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago I hadn't ever considered it, but my desire for student debt relief also won't affect me. I've been harping on this thing that I want for the last couple of years. I never stopped for a second to consider that I'm not in that group. I just want a better life for my fellow humans. Thanks for bringing that to my front of mind. These people are truly assholes. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] eran_morad@lemmy.world 4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I was blessed with my parents saving a lot and saving early for my college, and I fully support student debt relief. I honestly don't understand how it's possible for someone to be lucky, see the vast majority of people to be unlucky, and not want all of them to be helped out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _cyb3rfunk_@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Because in their mind they are not lucky, they worked for it. And the others just didn't work hard enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I was blessed with my parents saving a lot and saving early for my college, and I fully support student debt relief. I honestly don't understand how it's possible for someone to be lucky, see the vast majority of people to be unlucky, and not want all of them to be helped out. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] _cyb3rfunk_@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Because in their mind they are not lucky, they worked for it. And the others just didn't work hard enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _cyb3rfunk_@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Because in their mind they are not lucky, they worked for it. And the others just didn't work hard enough. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 3 years ago I hadn't ever considered it, but my desire for student debt relief also won't affect me. I've been harping on this thing that I want for the last couple of years. I never stopped for a second to consider that I'm not in that group. I just want a better life for my fellow humans. Thanks for bringing that to my front of mind. These people are truly assholes. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] eran_morad@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent