Letter to the editor: Taxpayers not responsible for student debt

President Biden’s attempt to buy votes in the 2022 midterms and beyond by abusing his authority under the Heroes Act of 2003, and offering up to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness, is hopefully going to be struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional. The Heroes Act was put in place to protect military personnel, including reservists and National Guard troops, called up in the war on terror, not to bail out overextended college students and graduates post-pandemic.

The nation’s higher education system has become predatory on misinformed students, encouraging them to pursue degrees without regard to marketability and compensation potential after graduation. Any student attending college should be intelligent enough to research their chosen major and know what their employment and salary prospects will be after graduation and plan accordingly. Taxpayers are not responsible for their student debt.

The government can assist students by lowering the interest rates on student loans and by offering loan forgiveness for military or public service where needed. Private businesses also could offer student loan assistance to employees who accept and remain in difficult-to-fill positions. What Biden proposed does nothing to help students learn to manage financial affairs; it only makes them more dependent on government, furthering Biden’s and the Democrats’ socialist agenda.

Ed Davis

Greensburg