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fleur-de-lisa

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1. This is good, but many student loan debt holders

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Sep 18, 2020, 01:46 AM

Sep 2020

won’t be helped by this.

In an effort to consolidate their loans and thereby reduce the interest rate, many were duped into going with private lenders, and this wasn’t divulged to them.

So yet again, a lot of these folks will get screwed through no fault of their own.

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Warren, Schumer, Dem. Senators Unveil Plan To Cancel Up To 50K For Fed. Student Loan Borrowers [View all] appalachiablue Sep 2020 OP

This is good, but many student loan debt holders fleur-de-lisa Sep 2020 #1

That's the case for a young relative, but perhaps Dems. appalachiablue Sep 2020 #2

Helping people shouldn't be stopped because it doesn't help everybody jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #3

No shit. That's why I started my response with "this is good." fleur-de-lisa Sep 2020 #4

Yet you point out people will "get screwed" by it jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #5

I pointed out that some people will get screwed again by being left out, because they will. fleur-de-lisa Sep 2020 #6

This isn't really about who gets screwed and who doesnt jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #7