"Virtually all student debt in the US is now held by the federal government. It would therefore be a relatively simple matter to forgive some, if not all of it. This would enable young people to transition much more easily into creating their own households and families. At the same time, if the government is going to enact a major program of student debt forgiveness, it should be at least equally committed to relieving the heavy mortgage debt burdens still carried by tens of millions of non-affluent households in the aftermath of the 2007-09 financial crash and Great Recession."

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Source : Source: www.truth-out.org

Robert Pollin

#Simple Quotes #People Quotes #Forgiving Quotes

“A day in Afghanistan is like a week at home.”
“The best system I've ever seen for intellectual distribution is the direct selling business-also known as one-to-one marketing, network marketing, referral marketing or relationship marketing.”
“Scientific progress is the discovery of a more and more comprehensive simplicity... The previous successes give us confidence in the future of science: we become more and more conscious of the fact that the universe is cognizable.”
“Keynesians think that you can take water from the deep end of the swimming, pump it into the shallow end of the swimming pool and somehow the water level of the swimming pool will rise.”
“There are two main jobs in acting - the first one is to be a good actor, and the second one is to convince everyone that you're a good actor.”
“The present moment holds infinite riches beyond your wildest dreams.”

Source : Louis Lallemant, Jean Pierre de Caussade, Claude De La Colombiere, Jean-Pierre Lafouge (2006). “For God's Greater Glory: Gems of Jesuit Spirituality”, p.81, World Wisdom, Inc
“Where doubt there truth is - 'tis her shadow.”
“Humor is one of the most serious tools we have for dealing with impossible situations.”

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