Forgive Student Debt

For twelve years I lived a block away from the UofO campus. Every year, they came, with their card tables and cookies, the Gleeful Banker Babes who set up on 13th. street, and gave away Credit Cards – with a free cookie!

“Just sign on the dotted line – and don’t tell your parents!”

Next to these Babes, were the Cell Phone Darlings – with more sweets!

“Just sign on the dotted line – and never call your parents from your new phone!”

Then – here come the Parking Meter Maids!

“Hello, Dad! Can you pay for my parking tickets for starters?”

Jon

By Ellen Brown

Among the demands of the Wall Street protesters is student debt forgiveness – a debt “jubilee”. Occupy Philly has a “Student Loan Jubilee Working Group”, and other groups are studying the issue. Commentators say debt forgiveness is impossible. Who would foot the bill?

There…