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David Eason's avatar

One of the most draconian measures passed by Biden during his loathsome career as a lackey of the institutional creditor class was the amendment to Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code making it virtually impossible to discharge student debt. The amendment not only put millions into a state of debt peonage, it fueled dramatic increases in tuition, the growth of for-profit colleges like "Trump University," and a burgeoning credit bubble now surpassing $1.6 trillion.

Not bad for a guy who had to cheat his way to a foot of the class finish in law school.

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Rob W's avatar

Rather than forgiving student debt, we should make it dischargeable in bankruptcy again. This would be appropriate for someone like Chris, who made his own mistakes, and give the lenders and service companies incentive to be reasonable. Going forward, something needs to be done to give the schools the incentive to keep costs, and thus borrowing, down. Perhaps they should be on the hook for a portion of any unpaid debt. As I recall, a few years ago, a study by the NY Fed found that for every additional dollar of student borrowing made available resulted in a $.70+ increase in tuition costs.

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