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We should incentivize more college graduates. by kormal

I think college education is a good unto itself that benefits the broader society.

Don’t get me wrong — if I were King, the way I would accomplish it would be through free education. I have qualms about the current structure, where the federal government loans money to students to pay for private /public education. I have doubts that it’s a good approach.

But given the structure we find ourselves in, my justification for income-based debt restructuring and forgiveness is that it makes it easier for college grads of limited means to live their lives.

I think non-college grads should get assistance from the government as well. I think many of them already do.