Student debt is a poverty tax on low income families

@MarmeeMarch You're deliberately misrepresenting my argument.

I never said graduates should get “free everything” or avoid responsibility. My point is that the system traps people in poverty through debt. Blaming individuals instead of addressing the structure is lazy and dishonest. Most graduates don't land high-paying jobs right away. Many work in underpaid roles for years while struggling with loans.

Your response cynically assumes all graduates will become greedy professionals, which is a baseless generalization. Taxpayers and students are not separate camps. Often, they’re the same people. If we want a functioning society, we need to stop punishing people for trying to improve their lives. Turning this into class resentment protects a broken system. You’re not engaging with the real issue. You’re just trying to score points through outrage

@MarmeeMarch I think you're deliberately confusing personal choice with systemic failure. Sure people choose to attend college, but they don’t choose to be born into poverty or take on crushing debt just to access opportunity.

The cost of college has exploded while wages haven’t kept up. That’s not bad luck, that’s a rigged system.

Saying “I suffered, so everyone else should too” isn’t fairness. It’s bitterness. We don’t build a better future by clinging to broken systems just because they were hard on previous generations.