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| The student loan saga continues. President Joe Biden's loan forgiveness plan is on hold now that two federal courts have blocked it. |
| Biden filed an emergency appeal Friday with the Supreme Court, asking for the justices to get involved. |
| The back and forth over whether the debt cancellation can go forward is no doubt hugely frustrating for the millions of Americans who thought they'd benefit. |
| But it was a bad idea to begin with, and one that would saddle taxpayers with more than $400 billion in additional debt. Someone has to pay for it. |
 | | USA TODAY columnist Ingrid Jacques | | Eric Seals/Detroit Free Press via USA TODAY Network | |
| The most concerning aspect of Biden's unilateral decision, however, is the fact it's unconstitutional. He bypassed Congress to create a huge new program, and that's not how our government works. |
| As a federal judge in Texas recently wrote: "In this country, we are not ruled by an all-powerful executive with a pen and a phone. Instead, we are ruled by a Constitution that provides for three distinct and independent branches of government." |
| You can catch up on the latest with student loans and Biden's overreach in my recent column. Thanks for reading. |
| — Ingrid Jacques |
A few other columns for you to read |
| How can any Republican who cares about winning still support Trump? Voters have made clear they do not want him or anyone affiliated with him in power. |
| Waves of trauma lead to burnout. Here's how journalists (and others) can reset. |
| Loneliness is not about being alone – plenty of people spend long hours by themselves but still feel connected to others. Real loneliness is about that sense of disconnection, of being unseen or unheard. |
| As leaders grapple with the tight labor market and grim economic forecasts, they need to make investments to make sure all employees, including those with disabilities, can do their best work. |
Republicans will get a chance on Thanksgiving to understand liberals |
| If you're a Republican still reeling from the fact that your party struggled mightily in the midterm elections, I have great news: Thanksgiving is coming, and that's a perfect time to try and better understand your liberal and independent-minded relatives. |
| This is the advice we liberals were given after Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. |
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| So now's an ideal time for GOP voters to do as they once instructed others . Holiday gatherings invariably include people with differing political views. So instead of dispatching Republicans to big-city coffee shops and vegan protein-bowl restaurants, I recommend they just look across the Thanksgiving table and ask their non-conservative loved ones: "So, you're kind of a liberal/independent type, right? How can I understand you?" |
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