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[–] [email protected] 21 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

The number of people still mad at Biden...

I work in a college financial aid office, an one of my responsibilities is outreach to former students whose loans are in delinquent or default status. This is the only part of my job that makes me want to quit, but that's besides the point.

The number of people who rant about Biden forgiving random people's loans but not theirs, or forgiving student loans of celebrities and athletes (that's apparently a talking point for these people?) is staggering.

I like to remind them that 1) Biden did try to offer sweeping forgiveness of 10-20k, but he did not have the authority to do so on his own, so he acted with the authority he had, and 2) now Republicans have full control of the executive and legislative branches, so we can wait to benefit from their plan to help students. I get crickets on that last point.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

It's basically the same group of idiots that thought Obama should've done more about 9/11.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago

He should have. Dude should have been born earlier, beaten George Bush when running for president in 2000, and been president to stop Osama. It's so clear now. Thank you... /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 hours ago

Any advice on what to do about a TEACH grant that I served 3 of my 4 years ago before my state decided that trannies can’t be teachers? Did a “borrowers defense,” was told they’d maybe look into in a year lol