Some critics of Biden's student loan debt relief policy really haven’t thought through their talking points. (via MaddowBlog)
That said, some critics really haven’t thought through their talking points. Take Republican Rep. Jim Banks, for example, who published“Student loan forgiveness undermines one of our military’s greatest recruitment tools at a time of dangerously low enlistments.”
Once in a while, I’m surprised by what prominent Republicans are willing to put in writing. This is one of those times.on the issue, noting that there’s bipartisan pressure on the Pentagon to address “what is widely considered the worst recruiting environment since the end of the Vietnam War.” But for the Indiana congressman to connect student loan forgiveness to enlistments is deeply problematic.
In practical terms, Banks effectively seemed to argue that leaving millions of young adults under a mountain of debt would be a good thing, since they may turn to the military in desperation. I suspect the GOP lawmaker — who currently chairs the House Republican Study Committee and is himself a military veteran — intended to argue that young adults enlist in order to get money for college. But that’s not a great argument, either. For one thing, many Americans sign up because of a sense of patriotism and an eagerness to serve, not because they’re poor, short on options, and in need of tuition subsidies., “The GI Bill has been a tremendous asset to our Veterans.
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