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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield

In bankruptcy, yes. But wholesale debt forgiveness is a new thing. It's a jubilee - the ultimate "moral hazard" according to ardent capitalists.

I also forgot to note, how can one assume it's tenable to give away that much cash to people who chose the higher education route while giving nothing commensurate to those who didn't? A guy who went to trade school, got an HVAC certificate, and took out bank loans to start his contracting business should then also get the same equivalent benefit from the government.

But those people were not on the radar of the architects of Democratic policy.

Harris tried to reach out to the non-traditional education route people too.

Free community college has been a Democratic policy priority for at least two presidential cycles. I don't know about where you live, but here, Houston Community College is the route to a lot of the trade and health certifications.

From the platform:

Four year college is not the only pathway to a good career, so Democrats are investing in
other forms of education as well, including career and technical education. The
Administration is expanding job training partnerships that connect high schools, local
businesses, and labor unions to prepare students for good jobs in high-skill, high-wage, and
in-demand industries. It’ll make trade school and community college free for every
American. And it’s making record investments in registered apprenticeships – which already
train more than one million Americans a year across industries, including cutting-edge
industries. Some 90 percent of them stay on as full hires, earning an average starting salary
of $80,000 a year. That’s a path to the middle class that families can count on