[madsmith]

There’s a sentiment which isn’t really being expressed here so far.

I don’t begrudge people who are less fortunate and need help.

I don’t enjoy my food any less because someone who is hungry can get free food from a food bank.

There are so many ways that the government has helped the more successful. I for one was a beneficiary of PPP loan forgiveness (not by my choice but an election of my managing partner).

This attempts to balance the scales of what type of support people get who are going through different situations and at different times with different needs isn’t particularly productive. It might feel good in some self centered bitter way, but it doesn’t speak to whether this is a policy measure that has a positive effect on many people and is a net benefit to the economy as a whole.

[dadjoker]

Especially since a) college didn't start getting so expensive until the government got involved in loans and grants, and 2) none of these people were forced at gunpoint to take these loans. By law, every little detail had to be disclosed to them prior to signing of docs and disbursement.