Trump is right: Those student loans need to be repaid
Covid is over. It's no longer a mass social phenomenon that can justify emergency measures. We've acted on that logic in almost every area of American life. It's time that the covid era ends for student loans, too.
That's what the Trump administration is doing by resuming efforts to collect from delinquent borrowers. On May 5, over Democratic objections, it began a process that will lead to garnishing wages and redirecting tax refunds to loan service.
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