Student Loan Forgiveness is Bad Policy The American Conservative
Patrick Brown and Joseph Neff
The White House is gearing up for another installment of its interminable debate over whether to forgive some student loans. Its self-imposed deadline for a decision is August 31, and some reports suggest the President is considering wiping out up to $10,000 in student-loan balances for those making up to $150,000 a year.
There are numerous ways we could make repaying college loans less burdensome to those who took them out, such as programs that tie repayment to household income. But conservatives should avoid misplaced compassion. Holding a firm line against executive action to cancel student-loan debt is the politically popular and prudent stance to take.
So-called Matthew 25 Catholics offer hasty readings of biblical teaching to justify supporting abortion, as Distinguished Senior Fellow George Weigel writes in his syndicated column.
