Progressives demanding that the government forgive student debt forget that student loans were made voluntarily by students that promised to pay back what they owe.
Original Article: "Student Debt: It Is and Has Been a Personal Choice"
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The Supreme Court of the United States will hear plaintiff and defendant oral arguments for Biden v. Nebraska in February 2023. That case will determine whether the Biden administration has the constitutional authority to forgive student loan debt and thereby make taxpayers responsible for the debts that students have incurred.
This past year President Biden announced that his administration would forgive federal student loans. According to the Congressional Budget Office student debt forgiveness would cost taxpayers $400 billion. Taxpayers are already taxed for public schools and for the public universities within their states and, in some instances, within their cities. Therefore, there is no reason that they should assume the loan debt that students chose to
