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Re:Student Loans. Medical Debt. Criminal Justice Fees. Cance... by willyg123 on Friday July 02, 2021 @11:15AM (#27712593)
> No, there is actually cancelling debt. There is also forcing someone else to pay, but that’s a different thing.

How are these different things?

-Money was disbursed to the university. That money came from somewhere!

-If the loan gets canceled and the student does not pay it back, those who contributed the disbursed the money are the ones being forced to pay.

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Re:Student Loans. Medical Debt. Criminal Justice Fees. Cance... by AnimalMuppet on Friday July 02, 2021 @12:42PM (#27713815)
I think the difference is this: If you owe me money, I can cancel your debt. But if I won't cancel it, you could also end the debt by forcing dragonwriter to pay me. That's different because there's a third party involved.
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