Biden’s Plan for Student Loan ‘Forgiveness’ Is Forbidden by the Constitution

If the president’s approach succeeds, our national parchment will be reduced to a suggestion.

AP/Evan Vucci
President Biden speaks about student loan debt forgiveness at the White House, August 24, 2022. AP/Evan Vucci

The most important point to make about President Biden’s student loan forgiveness is that it’s a move the Constitution prohibits. It puts American taxpayers on the hook for paying the student loans of their fellow citizens without going through the process the Constitution requires. 

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