The funniest part is he will probably lose more votes than he gains. For those who have student debt, they likely have much more than $10,000. This means that this will not actually help them very much. For those who paid off their debt, this will embitter them. For those who want free school, this is a slap in the face and a failure to abide by a promise. For the few votes this might buy, since the forgiveness comes before the election, there is no obligation to vote as they desire, and every reason not to bother, since they offer such a comparatively paltry bribe. No one is actually getting anything they want out of this.
The funniest part is he will probably lose more votes than he gains. For those who have student debt, they likely have much more than $10,000. This means that this will not actually help them very much. For those who paid off their debt, this will embitter them. For those who want free school, this is a slap in the face and a failure to abide by a promise. For the few votes this might buy, since the forgiveness comes before the election, there is no obligation to vote as they desire, and every reason not to bother, since they offer such a comparatively paltry bribe. No one is actually getting anything they want out of this.
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