A proposal by Moveon.org to have the federal government pass legislation promoting student loan forgiveness as a method to revive the American economy is a great idea that needs to be strongly considered and acted upon!
We have millions of American students who have been saddled with thousands of dollars, sometimes tens of thousands, sometimes hundreds of thousands in debt, in the pursuit of their education to acquire a bachelors degree, a masters degree, a doctoral degree, a medical, law or dental or other professional degree.
The advancement of these young people toward their educational accomplishments is not just good for them as individuals, but for the entire nation, as we NEED more educated people, and more professionals in all fields!
But by burdening them with onerous debt that many cannot pay, or cause them to struggle to survive economically, we undermine the growth of the economy, as this makes it difficult for these students to buy homes and cars, spend money on consumer goods, and generally to add to the economy because of the heavy debt payments, which only enrich greedy financial institutions who have no concern about the “slavery” they are imposing on the future generations!
There is no better cause than to liberate the future generations, and allow them to contribute positively to the economy of the future!
So instead of having millionaires and billionaires continue to acquire wealth and not give a damn about their country, let’s invest in the young, the future, and do what other countries do–fund education beyond high schools, see education as the most important job of government along with health care, and in so doing, revive the American Dream that we hear so much about, but do not do anything to advance!
Boy, is that going going to be an uphill battle with the far right and tea-baggers. The idea is to give the kids money for school, have them spend that money in a private college that doesn’t get them hired, but the shareholders of the school will profit, and then bleed kids slowly for the rest of their lives as they try to payback the loans so the bankers may profit as well. What ever happened to the fixed rate loan? Something wrong with the free market concept….
Mark, IF I had my way, this student loan forgiveness would only go to public universities and reputable private universities, and NOT to FOR PROFIT private schools that CLAIM to be educational institutions. And the people involved in promoting the private FOR PROFIT schools would face prosecution and years in prison for scams, as well as the bankers who bleed students dry!
well, If I had my way, I would go Texas on those privatized institutions. I’m sorry, but privatization and a good education is a conflict of interest. It sickens me what I have read about these schools; when one takes advantage of kids just to profit, that should be criminal.