Students, schools should share college debt relief cost
After reading the Gail Collins’ column in the Feb. 11 paper, I have a student debt relief proposal. The philosophy is the college and the student should share equally with the taxpayer in any debt relief.
I propose that any relief be equally divided between the university the student attended, the student and the taxpayer. So, if the government cancels $10,000 of debt, the college and the student would each pay $3,333 for a total of $6,666. The taxpayers would cover the remaining $3,334.
It’s easy to just charge the poor taxpayer for everything but the school and the student both should share with the taxpayer in the cost. Each had a hand in creating a bad situation.
As someone who has friends whose parents were not wealthy and ended up paying their own college debt, this seems much more equitable. This also provides equity to individuals who didn’t attend college and should not have to pay for all college debt relief.
Steve Cushman, Naperville
‘Squeaky wheels’ win mask fight while kids lose
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How can we ever sleep soundly again knowing we are willingly forcing our children into an active war zone? People no longer value life. Is this new information or old news?
Wearing a mask = respectful, wise, appropriate, smart, worthwhile, good, common sense, healthy, well, living life.
Not wearing a mask = disrespectful, unwise, inappropriate, ignorant, foolish, not good, senseless, unhealthy, unwell, ending life.
Seems plainly obvious and yet here we are, tasked with the humongous burden of do, we subject our children — those whom we work tirelessly to protect each moment of their lives — to face an unsafe learning environment?
Not to mention, it’s not actually what is in anybody’s best interest. Those “in charge” are just bending to other “adults.” who were screaming at board members, instead of respectfully voicing a rational opinion.
Look who got their way — a whole junkyard full of squeaky wheels.
Genna Walden, Naperville
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