43: Student Debt Cancellation [Myths Busted]

This week Shanna speaks to a panel of economists to bust common myths perpetuated about student loan cancellation. Laura Beamer, Lead Researcher Higher Education Finance, Jain Family Institute, Jalil Bishop, Assistant Professor of Education at Villanova University, and Attorney Sparky Abraham clarify how cancellation would affect the economy, who benefits from cancellation, and why means testing doesn’t work.

References

Cancelling Student Debt Would Add to Inflation
Cost Deception at Elite Private Colleges
Standing and Student Loan Cancellation
CANCEL STUDENT DEBT: The Best Answers To The Toughest Questions
Student Debt Is a Racial Equity Issue. Here’s How Mass Debt Relief Can Address It
Student Debt Cancellation IS Progressive: Correcting Empirical and Conceptual Errors
Sparky Abraham on Twitter
Laura Beamer on Twitter

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