Common Sense Soapbox
About this show
Short videos with a punchy, comedic tone and entertaining Socratic characters taking on trending issues and important concepts from a classical liberal perspective, written & animated by Seamus Coughlin.
Student Loan Forgiveness is Cancer
September 27, 2022
On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, the crew’s flight gets delayed and they’re stuck watching CNN at the airport. Bob gets upset over student loan cancellation but Ron approves. The two get in a heated argument, facts emerge, and so do emotions.
CREDITS:
Written by Lou Perez, Seamus Coughlin, and Sean W. Malone
Animated by Seamus Coughlin
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone
LINKS:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/24/fact-sheet-president-biden-announces-student-loan-relief-for-borrowers-who-need-it-most/
https://www.nber.org/papers/w21967
https://www.forbes.com/sites/prestoncooper2/2017/02/22/how-unlimited-student-loans-drive-up-tuition/?sh=38000ac552b6
https://www.cato.org/blog/federal-student-loans-rising-tuition-costs-insider-speaks
https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/infbrief/nsf14310/
https://www.amacad.org/humanities-indicators/workforce/earnings-humanities-phds#:~:text=While%20Ph.,the%20highest%20median%20earnings%2C%20%24125%2C000.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/16/graduate-students-owe-around-50percent-of-all-student-debt.html