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Re:President Trump says that he’s waiving interest on federa... by krapp on Saturday March 14, 2020 @09:41AM (#22575204)
The opposing party is traditionally in favor of student debt forgiveness, whereas Trump's party is traditionally opposed to it. If Trump just wanted to help students, he had ample opportunity to do so before now.

The simplest motivation is always self-interest and, for a politician seeking re-election, winning that election.

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Re:President Trump says that he’s waiving interest on federa... by leereeves on Saturday March 14, 2020 @10:54AM (#22575701)
That opposing party was traditionally in favor of bringing troops home from Syria and Afghanistan, until Trump did it.
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Re:President Trump says that he’s waiving interest on federa... by krapp on Saturday March 14, 2020 @11:01AM (#22575755)
Members of his own party were opposed to it as well - the US government tends to be pro war regardless of party affiliation. Meanwhile, his opponents are actually running against him with student loan forgiveness as part of their platform.
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