Letters to the Editor — Sept. 2, 2022

New York Submit readers proceed to pontificate about President Biden's partial forgiveness of student-loan debt.
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The Difficulty: Public response to President Biden’s partial forgiveness of student-loan debt.

Daniel Garza’s column was spot on (“Completely Unfair,” Submit­Opinion, Aug. 30).

Mainly, this student-loan forgiveness is Robin Hood in reverse. Why ought to somebody who chooses a profession path that doesn’t contain acquiring a level pay for another person’s alternative?

It’s not the federal government’s job to select winners and losers, not less than below our system.

What about people who paid again their loans? Are they entitled to $10,000 tax credit?

Invoice Isler
Queens

Concerning President Biden’s student-loan partial-forgiveness proposal, nobody appears to need to speak in regards to the elephant within the room.

Pupil loans are the one loans which can't be simply canceled below present chapter legislation. Why are we subsidizing directors whose fundamental objective is to indoctrinate unsuspecting 18- to 22-year-olds whereas concurrently sentencing them to “20 years to life” of monetary servitude?

We deal with criminals and unlawful immigrants higher than our personal citizen college students, who're law-abiding and attempting to be a productive a part of society.

Right here is the one alternative for the left, the fitting and the middle to do one thing constructive and nonpartisan — make scholar money owed totally dischargeable.

Christopher Denton
Elmira

The problem with student-loan-debt “forgiveness” is that the debt will not be forgiven, however transferred.

It burdens working-class of us with a debt they didn't join, a debt the now-unaccountable particular person took on. It does nothing to unravel the issue of utmost tuition prices.

We’re spending these billions to deal with a symptom whereas ignoring the basis reason for excessive tuition. Throughout an inflation disaster, this screams of mismanagement.

Isn’t Congress purported to be answerable for these large purse strings?

Deirdre Harvey
Valley Stream

The coed-loan forgiveness is shaping as much as be dangerous economics and good politics.

For politicians, it's all the time in regards to the subsequent elections. Issues are like a “tin can” to be pushed down the street.

Ed Houlihan
Ridgewood, NJ

I'm appalled by the selfishness of many People concerning the federal government’s student-debt reduction.

Nowadays, greater schooling is unaffordable, and something that encourages folks to go and keep in school is an excellent factor.

I don’t have youngsters, but, for 43 years, I've paid college taxes. I don’t drive and don’t have a automotive, but for 43 years, I've paid for roads, tunnels, bridges and all the things associated to transportation.

I’m a middle-class earner, and but I watch billionaires get tax breaks and highly effective, oppressive spiritual organizations reside tax-free. I additionally don’t complain.

The occasion strains at the moment are clearly drawn between the caring/involved and the grasping/nasty/self-absorbed. What a disgrace.

Sam Katz
Manhattan

First off, Biden doesn't have the constitutional authority to cancel any scholar mortgage. Solely by corrupt means was but yet one more Democratic agenda merchandise handed.

This can be a Band-Assist by Biden, a flea bitting an elephant. Do college students actually need to take programs unrelated to their main? Why are professors paid an outrageous wage? Go after the true drawback.

Robert Pundsack
Plover, Wisc.

Along with justified Latino outrage, there may be common resentment towards the student-loan-forgiveness program. As all of us are conscious, that is pandering for votes.

I occur to be a kind of individuals who responsibly repaid his scholar mortgage, no questions requested. Whereas it offered some hardships, I've all the time appreciated the alternatives it offered.

Now I will likely be one in every of tens of millions of residents burdened with paying a invoice for a bunch of liberal and future wokesters. Describing this as “unfair” will not be solely an understatement however borders on prison.

Jerry Chiappetta
Monticello

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