Just read a NPR article. 55% support 10k forgiveness, which I assume means 45% do not. I would avoid talking about something that almost half the country doesn't agree with.

That's too bad. If Biden forgave the 20k debt as promised I probably would have paid off the rest of my debt and my mother's debt (30k+) in one fell swoop. Being debt free for us would have been nice.

At present, I am content with staying in Japan and paying nothing. The federal government would probably misuse my $ anyways.

What don't you like about debt forgiveness?

As someone living in a country where it's not only tuition free to go to college, but you even get PAID for doing so (not a lot, but getting $300 per month sure beats having to pay tuition), tuition costs in USA generally look crazy to me.

People being riddled with debt for decades when they should start earning and saving money to build their life. Especially in a country where you also have insane medical costs, adding an extra layer to an already absurd situation.

The nay-sayers I've heard from are the ones that are upset because they had to pay.
But punishing others isn't going to help.

I don't think it fixes the full issues.  There are a lot of fraudulent online "universities" that need to be shut down.  And there are too many worthless degrees.  I also think state schools (e.g. public) need to have caps on tuition increase.  The final piece, based on state schools, is 60 to 70% isn't tuition but housing.

If a boat is leaking, bailing water doesn't fix the problem.  Debt forgiveness isn't a comprehensive fix.  

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And yes I was straddled with debt and paid it off, and that plays a role.  And I have 429a accounts for my kids.  So yeah, how many degrees do I need to pay for?  I've already paid for three.  

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I also think the US needs to drop the "everyone needs to go to college."  We are under utilizing trades.  I got a buddy who does autobody work and is a 6 figure earner.  There are other paths than college and we should be better cascading that understanding.

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2024/03/26/canceling-student-loan-debt-a-key-issue-ahead-of-election-survey.html

48% say cancelling student debt is important but broken down by demographic, 70% of Gen Z, 72% of black & 68% of Hispanic people agree with it.

So overall it’s a very mixed topic but when looking at various demographics that traditionally vote Democrat it’s very popular.

Exactly and Democrats aren't voting Trump.  The focus needs to be the middle aisle and independents.  Democrats don't need motivation to vote against Trump.

I agree with most of that, in that it doesn't solve the underlying problems.
But I would only be against this bandaid of a solution if it was between it and another (better) alternative.

But if it's between forgiveness or no alternative, I'd chose the former.

To be fair, 40% like Trump.

There's so much polarization today, that nothing would get done if we avoided anything that was 50/50.  

But recent polls have shown that these demographics have been trending right in the last couple years, wouldn’t this in theory help stop them from continuing to bleed off?

https://www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2023/9/28/a-majority-of-voters-with-student-loan-debt-are-not-confident-they-can-make-their-monthly-payments

Loan forgiveness is mixed but the SAVE Plan is strongly or somewhat supported by basically every group.

72% overall

80% democrats

72% independent/3rd party

63% republicans

76% female

68% male

75% under 45

71% over 45

69% no college

77% college

69% black

73% white

73% latino

75% past borrower

67% never borrower

84% current borrower

You know what? After reading that, I actually agree with you now. The message shouldn’t be about forgiving debt because to a lot of people that sounds unearned, it should be about promoting the SAVE Plan and talk about making student repayment more fair.

I wouldn't avoid doing something, I'm saying I wouldn't use it as a talking point.  2 to 3% sway in a few states easily could determine the election.  Once the election is over, that is something else.