Do you favor acronyms as much as you do a more decent society? Then here are the MAIN reasons to abolish student debt:
M – Most other wealthy democracies offer free (tax-funded) college, just like public schools; the U.S. should have done the same decades ago.
A – All positive social change and new government programs are “unfair” to those who came before and couldn’t enjoy them; that’s how time works.
I – Immense economic stimulus: money spent on debt repayment is money unspent in the market, so end the waste and boost the economy by trillions.
N – Neighbors are hurting, with skyrocketing costs of houses, rent, food, gas, and more, with no corresponding explosion of wages; what does Lincoln’s “government for the people” mean if not one that makes lives a little better?
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