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The ethics of canceling student debt is more about fairness than broken promises

  • Written by Kate Padgett Walsh, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Iowa State University
The ethics of canceling student debt is more about fairness than broken promisesSeveral groups have opposed President Joe BIden's plan to forgive $10,000 to $20,000 of student debt.Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We the 45m

President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive US$10,000 to $20,000 of student debt for up to 40 million eligible borrowers was recently put on hold when a federal appeals court temporarily paused the...

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