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Wednesday, August 24

Let's see what Carli Pierson has to say about her college debt

Today we spend some time with Carli, who writes about the student loan debt she's dealing with and Biden's efforts to help.

So, you might have heard by now that President Joe Biden has announced up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt forgiveness and an extension on forbearance for payments until December, among other plans for borrowers. If you're one of about 42 million people who still owe money on their student loans, you are probably at least a little happy with that news.

I owe a lot more than $10,000 for my law degree, but I am still happy with the announcement. After years of hearing about possible student loan forgiveness, anything is better than nothing.

President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, in Washington.

Evan Vucci, AP

I will admit that I owe a lot more than most people because all my debt is from law school. But I don't think that I should be made to feel guilty for wanting to continue my education. For the same reasons, I don't think that higher education, or grad school, should be for the already affluent. That is absolutely antithetical to the American dream of being able to create one's own destiny, in spite of one's family circumstances.

Critics say that this policy will only benefit the rich, but I also disagree with that. If you had to take out loans to get an education, you probably aren't rich.

- Carli Pierson

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By Rex Huppke

The quaint and quotable new workplace buzzword "quiet quitting" – which isn't quite quitting, but more like quietly curtailing your work quotient – left me querying other quotidian activities that might qualify for quieting.

First, let me catch you up on the quiet-quitting concept. It took off last month on TikTok after user Zaid Khan posted a video explaining the term and noting: "You're not outright quitting your job, but you're quitting the idea of going above and beyond." Read more...

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