Pennsylvanians furious with Biden, PA Dems’ student loan cancelation scheme

September 5, 2022

Joe Biden’s student loan cancelation is not going over well in Pennsylvania, where the working class and those who have paid off their own loans are furious that they’ll soon be on the hook to subsidize someone else’s Harvard Law degree.

Here’s what angry Pennsylvanians are saying about Biden’s wealthy donor bailout:

  • “What was done here was classist in that it rewards the professional class and makes electricians like me or plumbers or those working construction that keep our bridges and streets safe or the people who keep your lights or heat or air conditioning flowing in the energy industry are being essentially told our contribution to the country matters less.”
  • “I’m very upset about it. I go off to fight for my country and come back to pay someone else’s extravagant debt.”
  • “There is a value, a character-building moment there that the government is taking away in an effort to persuade young people to show up to vote.”
  • “[I]f you ask yourself, ‘Well, what does this decision do to encourage more people to get into the trades?’ The answer is: nothing. If you ask, ‘What does this decision do to get more of those 11 and a half million open jobs filled with people that have the proper training?’ The answer is: nothing. And if you ask yourself, ‘What does this decision do to encourage universities to charge even more money than they’re charging right now?’ The answer is: everything.”

NRCC Comment: “This taxpayer-funded handout is inherently unfair and embodies why Pennsylvanians are so angry with Joe Biden and Democrats’ failed one-party rule.” – NRCC Spokeswoman Samantha Bullock