President Biden said that of the borrowers who can get their loans forgiven, nearly 44,000 are teachers, nurses, firefighters and others who are eligible for forgiveness after working 10 years of public service.

President Biden announced Friday that his administration is forgiving $5 billion in student debt for another 74,000 borrowers, marking the latest round of debt cancellation since the Supreme Court voided the president’s student loan forgiveness program.

Mr. Biden said that of the borrowers who can receive relief, nearly 44,000 are teachers, nurses, firefighters and others who are eligible for forgiveness after working 10 years of public service. Almost 30,000 of those who will have their debt wiped clean have been repaying their loans for at least 20 years, but did not get the relief they earned through income-based plans, the president said.

With the latest round of student loan forgiveness, more than 3.7 million Americans have had their debt erased under the Biden administration, Mr. Biden said.

    • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
      681·
      10 months ago

      That’s nearly 70k per person. For education. That’s…that’s greed on an evil level

        • Wogi@lemmy.world
          10·
          10 months ago

          Careful, you might accidently summon him. No one knows the exact incantation to bring him back and frankly I’d rather add “reanimated corpse of Reagan appointed to state department” to the 2025 bingo card.

          • SoleInvictus@lemmy.world
            1·
            10 months ago

            I thought you had to turn off the lights in the bathroom of a Better Business Bureau, hold a copy of The Wall Street Journal between your legs, and say his name backwards three times fast whilst flapping your arms like a chicken.

            Or is that how you summon the ghost of Alan Greenspan? It all blends together after awhile.

      • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        29·
        10 months ago

        Yeah, now that you mention it, that’s fucking nuts. On average, $67,500 worth of outstanding balance for these people who went into public service. That doesn’t even take into account what they’ve already paid in principal and interest over the years.

        • psycho_driver@lemmy.world
          9·
          10 months ago

          That’s just about exactly what my wife owes and she’s 2 years away from PLSF freedom. fingers crossed

          PS - I paid off my loans and I hope y’all get all yours forgiven.

        • ohlaph@lemmy.world
          4·
          10 months ago

          I feel like education should be free for everyone, especially people in public service because that is usually challenging work and often well below market pay.