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If the average Republican went to college, they wouldn't be Republican.

A number of conservatives have a certain machismo about not clinging too tightly to money, not accepting gifts, not looking for discounts, etc. (It's part of what makes it so easy for politicians to pull the wool over their eyes.) If a Republican can run the gauntlet of education and graduate with their conservative ideals intact, and if they can support themselves while paying off their loans, they'd probably take offense at the prospect of having it forgiven. They're proof that a person can live just fine and pay off their debts. Everyone else should be accountable too. As for the ones who didn't go to college, a great number of them would like to see us snooty graduates made to pay our debts in full.

Republicans won't lose many votes if they block student loan forgiveness. They danger they'd face would be in rallying nonvoters to get out and vote against them. I'd almost rather have that than loan forgiveness. You don't like the people who told you that you still owe $10,000? Stand an hour in line in November and vote them out of every office from the Oval on down.