Government Was Just Kidding About Repaying Student Loans
The Department of Education is reneging in it's promise of student loan forgiveness. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian, the hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the...
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THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAD CREATED A PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS STRUGGLING WITH STUDENT LOAN DEBT TEN YEARS AGO. THE PROGRAM ALLOWED PEOPLE WHO WERE IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT TO ENTER PUBLIC SERVICE JOBS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND AFTER 10 YEARS, THE REMAINING STUDENT LOAN DEBT THAT THEY HAD WOULD BE FORGIVEN. FAST-FORWARD 10 YEARS LATER, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ACCEPTED INTO THIS PROGRAM GOT A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT ñ THAT SAID THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE JOBS THAT THEY DID BUT MAYBE DIDN'T WANT TO DO DON'T QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM. LET'S KEEP IT REAL, THESE STUDENTS WERE LIED TO AND COMPLETE THE SCAMS, BUT LET ME GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT, SO, THE FORGIVENESS PROGRAM OFFERS MAJOR BENEFITS ...
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THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAD CREATED A PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS STRUGGLING WITH STUDENT LOAN DEBT TEN YEARS AGO. THE PROGRAM ALLOWED PEOPLE WHO WERE IN STUDENT LOAN DEBT TO ENTER PUBLIC SERVICE JOBS THAT WERE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, AND AFTER 10 YEARS, THE REMAINING STUDENT LOAN DEBT THAT THEY HAD WOULD BE FORGIVEN. FAST-FORWARD 10 YEARS LATER, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE ACCEPTED INTO THIS PROGRAM GOT A LETTER FROM THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT ñ THAT SAID THAT THE PUBLIC SERVICE JOBS THAT THEY DID BUT MAYBE DIDN'T WANT TO DO DON'T QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM. LET'S KEEP IT REAL, THESE STUDENTS WERE LIED TO AND COMPLETE THE SCAMS, BUT LET ME GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION. ALL RIGHT, SO, THE FORGIVENESS PROGRAM OFFERS MAJOR BENEFITS ...
