Lawmakers Push New Student Loan ‘Forgiveness’ Proposal, Burdening Taxpayers With Billions

Plus: Majority of Americans Admit to 'Self-Silencing' on Hot-Button Issues, Survey Finds

September 30 2024   COMMENTARY Lawmakers Push New Student Loan 'Forgiveness' Proposal, Burdening Taxpayers With Billions By Jonathan Butcher, David Ditch Some members of Congress are trying to extend another freeloading student loan scheme to even more students, allowing borrowers to pay next to nothing—with taxpayers forced to pick up the tab. More NEWS Majority of Americans Admit to 'Self-Silencing' on Hot-Button Issues, Survey Finds By Rebeka Zeljko For example, while 42% of Democrats publicly say they trust the media to tell the truth, in private, just 9% say they actually believe that. More COMMENTARY Israel Derangement Syndrome By Dennis Prager One example of IDS: a New York Times guest column arguing that "Israel's Pager Bombs Have No Place in a Just War" and claiming that the exploding pagers "were very likely war crimes." More NEWS Voters Moving Right on Tax Cuts, Poll Shows By Salena Zito While Kamala Harris discusses raising taxes on the campaign trail, a survey shows that 89% of Republicans, 74% of independents, and 65% of Democrats say that now is a bad time to raise taxes. More COMMENTARY Biden-Harris Admin's Border Crisis Was by Design, House Report Says By Brandy Perez Violent gang members, drug cartel operatives, and those on the terror watchlist are among the estimated 11.6 million illegal aliens that entered the U.S. during the Biden-Harris administration. More ANALYSIS With Good Reason, More Americans Are Skipping College By Peter St. Onge Many see universities as places where political agendas replace useful skills and where students walk away with $300,000 in debt that cripples them financially for life. More NEWS ICYMI: Michigan's Election Chief Faces Lawsuit for Refusing to Remove Dead People From Voter Rolls. She's About to Get More Power. By Fred Lucas The state voter registration rolls have 106% of the voting-age population of Michigan, says a GOP state senator. More           The Daily Signal, 20 F St. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20001 Add newsletters@dailysignal.com to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to opt out, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences. Was this forwarded to you? Subscribe to The Daily Signal's newsletters.