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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 14 days ago

Is canceling student loan debt considered stealing?

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Is canceling student loan debt considered stealing?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 14 days ago

I have an economics teacher that made this claim in class yesterday. I wanted to know other people’s thoughts about it.

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The government guarantees the loan. Student loans are ultimately the government taking out a loan on behalf of a citizen.

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