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Democrats selling Biden’s non-existent student loan forgiveness program

&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">President Biden and Democrats are traveling the country ahead of the Midterm Election&period;&nbsp&semi; One of their major selling points is Biden’s highly touted student loan forgiveness program&period;&nbsp&semi; Millions of applications have already been submitted – and others are being advised to submit their applications as soon as possible&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">There is a problem&comma; however&period;&nbsp&semi; There are no established student loan forgiveness programs&period;&nbsp&semi; It does not exist – other than in the minds of Biden &amp&semi; Co&period;&nbsp&semi; At best&comma; it is a proposal … a campaign promise&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Yes&comma; Biden did announce his student loan forgiveness program – and he did issue an Executive Order that allegedly created it&period;&nbsp&semi;&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">BUT … it is very doubtful that Biden has the authority to create such a program on his own&period;&nbsp&semi; There is a very credible argument that his EO is unconstitutional – and that only Congress can write off that debt&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Six states filed suit in federal court to challenge Biden’s action – Missouri&comma; Iowa&comma; Nebraska&comma; Arkansas&period; Kansas and South Carolina&period;&nbsp&semi; A federal Appellate Court stopped the distribution of any money pending the outcome of the cases&period;&nbsp&semi; The case is likely to drag on into 2023&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">So … even as Biden &amp&semi; Co&period; is selling the program as if it is a done deal – and they are encouraging the former students to keep applying for the cancellation money – there is no money to be had&period;&nbsp&semi; The promotion of the non-existent program before the Midterm Elections is a callous political ploy to fool the hopeful individuals to vote for Democrats in appreciation for something they will not get soon – if ever&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">We should also not forget that the student loan crisis was created by Washington progressives&period;&nbsp&semi; They took away the borrowing from the banks – where there was some determination of affordability on the part of the student&period;&nbsp&semi; They crafted it as a monumental give-away to the colleges and universities&period;&nbsp&semi; With Uncle Sam covering the cost&comma; the schools raised tuition costs well above inflation – even institutions with multi-billion dollar endowment funds&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">There is the possibility that the entire gambit will backfire on Biden before and after the Midterm elections&period;&nbsp&semi; While many former students are happy in their belief that they will soon be receiving a big fat check from Uncle Sam … ah … Uncle Joe … there are a lot more former students who have paid off their loans&period;&nbsp&semi; They are rightfully feeling cheated&period;&nbsp&semi; And there are also a lot more folks who may never have had a student loan but do not want to be paying for college educations they did not receive&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">Biden is not only promoting a program that does not exist – but may also wind up pleasing no one&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"wp-block-paragraph">So&comma; there ’tis&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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