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Old 04-07-2022, 08:34 AM
 
Location: Honolulu/DMV Area/NYC
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This is only for federal loans. Biden runs the risk of alienating those being crushed with private student loan debt, and that idiot in the other thread who signed an ISA on the dotted line with his Mom's encouragement and now his Mom is whining about how much he has to pay.
This is true. But, politically, there is probably more upside than downside on that front as I'm tracking that less than 8% of student loans are privately held.
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Old 04-07-2022, 08:51 AM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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Biden should be invoiced for all the student loan interest due to taxpayers that wasn't collected as a result of his endless student loan pauses and be personally held liable for every single penny.
Taxpayers did not loan this money. Banks did.
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Old 04-07-2022, 08:53 AM
 
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Taxpayers did not loan this money. Banks did.
None of the banks would exist if taxpayers hadn't bailed them out under the guise of "Too Big to Fail".

Either way, Biden personally ought to owe someone a lot of interest.
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Old 04-07-2022, 08:55 AM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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Federal student loans go right to the school, but the schools will issue “refunds” to students not living on campus, etc., to cover off campus living expenses (assuming the loan amount covered that stuff). It can be a pretty chunk of change.
My wife's federal loan servicer issued no refunds to her even if she dropped a class.
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Old 04-07-2022, 09:00 AM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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The GOP should just counter with ZERO interest and all accrued interest is eliminated. Borrowers are responsible for the principal borrowed only. That would be fair.
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Old 04-07-2022, 09:12 AM
 
Location: the very edge of the continent
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The GOP should just counter with ZERO interest and all accrued interest is eliminated. Borrowers are responsible for the principal borrowed only. That would be fair.
No. No. No. Everyone else has to pay to borrow money... mortgages, auto loans, etc. This is no different.
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Old 04-07-2022, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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No. No. No. Everyone else has to pay to borrow money... mortgages, auto loans, etc. This is no different.
Everyone??? What is the interest rate banks pay to the Federal Reserve?
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Old 04-07-2022, 09:21 AM
 
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The GOP should just counter with ZERO interest and all accrued interest is eliminated. Borrowers are responsible for the principal borrowed only. That would be fair.



The extension is deeply unpopular with Biden's Republican critics, who have pointed out that the pause on interest and payments has cost the federal government at least $95 billion.
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/06/10910...pause-extended


95 billion. Just from the pause.
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Old 04-07-2022, 09:24 AM
 
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Everyone??? What is the interest rate banks pay to the Federal Reserve?
Banks don't have a mortgage on their home or an auto loan.
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Old 04-07-2022, 09:33 AM
 
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And even banks have corporate debt.
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