I WON'T PAY

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I find that the implication that I should pay is totally absurd. Here’s a novel idea. Why not let the person who received the loan repay it. I seem to remember that when I bought a car, I had to pay off the loan myself. How is a tuition loan any different? Of course the collateral can’t be repossessed, but a contract is a contract. Current student debt is $1.39 trillion. And how did it get so great? 

Who qualifies for a federal government student loan?  Almost anyone, citizen or not, can qualify. Although there are some stipulations for non-citizens and those who have been convicted of certain crimes. Interestingly enough, there is no stipulation of income restrictions.  Many recipients of student loans come from upper middle class families. Over $120 billion is provided by the Federal government in student aid.

And what good can come of the government paying off student loans?  Of course the graduate can enter the labor market without a student loan to repay. Wow, good for them! Never mind the fact that many will have degrees with no marketable skills. Consequently, many will be unemployed. And the working Americans who have paid off their tuition debt will be paying them unemployment benefits. However, the country will have a much better educated entitled class! What do we know about entitled classes? They owe their allegiance to their benefactor. And their benefactor In our democratic republic is the political party in power. Creating a larger entitled class ensures greater allegiance to the ruling party. The entitled class show their allegiance in the voting booth. Currently, the Democratic Party is in power. 

This would give me no power. I have no reason to pay. There is no benefit for me. 

The Power of Zuckerbuckd

Nowhere in modern history have we seen the power of the dollar in political contests. The 2020 Presidential election was an prime example of application of capital in determining the outcome of an election. An incumbent President campaigns relentlessly while his opponent is hardly visible. But the supporters of the candidate-in-hiding were clever and without scruples. And they had a well designed plan ready for execution. Only one thing was needed… money, lots of money. Enter a multi-billionaire, Mark Zukerberg. This came as no surprise since Facebook, the brainchild of Zuckerberg, constantly labeled conservative comments as “misinformation”. The cash was distributed from the Chan Zukerberg Initiative to such organizations as the Center for Tech and Civic Life. CTCL is known as a Democratic Party supporter. Money was distributed under the guise “COVID-19 response grants”. However, of this money, earmarked to ensure the safety of pole workers, only 1.9 % actually reached pole workers.The bulk of the funds were used to buy laptops, rent automobiles, attorney fees, and other costs associated with mail-in voting. Election consultants, if I may call them that, have many subtle methods of influencing the vote. On occasion these people would offer their services as voting consultants. They would instruct the locals in voting precinct operations. Usually they would volunteer to fill certain jobs such as supervising the voter registration rolls. They would also canvas prospective voters to determine the voting preferences. They would also visit extended care facilities and use their influence to induce the inhabitants to vote for a particular candidate. All of these efforts were coordinated to produce desired results. The manpower was paid for with Zukerbucks. Zukerbucks were concentrated in Georgia and Wisconsin. Collected data verifies the results of Zukerberg’s investment in the Democratic process. A perfect example of the power of money used in unscrupulous ways in democratic  elections.