hAt50,000 CUNY students to have their student debt wiped clean (New York: spring break, schools)

[Aeran]

Wow. Lucky them.

https://www.amny.com/news/at-least-5...t-wiped-clean/

Governor Andrew Cuomo is eliminating up to $125 million in unpaid student debt for 50,000 CUNY students who experienced financial hardship during the pandemic under a new initiative called the CUNY Comeback Program.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has caused hardships in the lives of so many New Yorkers, and our students were among those most impacted,” Governor Cuomo said in a statement. “This landmark new program eliminates millions of dollars in unpaid debt, providing much-needed relief to tens of thousands of CUNY students as they work to get back on their feet after the pandemic and plan for their futures.”

[Heidi60]

No amount of money will make up for their lost grandparents.

[homestead123]

Originally Posted by Heidi60

No amount of money will make up for their lost grandparents.

Lololololololololololololol
I almost spit my beer out!

[JWRocks]

Originally Posted by Aeran

Wow. Lucky them.

https://www.amny.com/news/at-least-5...t-wiped-clean/

Governor Andrew Cuomo is eliminating up to $125 million in unpaid student debt for 50,000 CUNY students who experienced financial hardship during the pandemic under a new initiative called the CUNY Comeback Program.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has caused hardships in the lives of so many New Yorkers, and our students were among those most impacted,” Governor Cuomo said in a statement. “This landmark new program eliminates millions of dollars in unpaid debt, providing much-needed relief to tens of thousands of CUNY students as they work to get back on their feet after the pandemic and plan for their futures.”

What is the justification for singling out CUNY students and not others? Votes?

[mojo101]

student debt is more than tuition and books,whether you are a student or not,you still need to
eat and have a roof over your head,should these expenses be forgiven?
if so,it is like getting a free meal and place to sleep free for years !
not to mention the hash they smoke and the spring break they enjoyed

[lookashiny]

Originally Posted by JWRocks

What is the justification for singling out CUNY students and not others? Votes?

It's probably just the simplest way to run the program. The CUNY schools are run by the government, so there's no third party who might dig in their heels about it.

[JWRocks]

Originally Posted by Dingo Gibby

This isn't exactly "student debt wiped clean". The CUNY admin is using federal stimulus money to forgive any tuition or fee balances incurred by students in the spring of 2020 and spring/fall of 2021, regardless of family income.

It doesn't mater. This is theft of taxpayer money