I was going to call this commentary on President Biden’s plan to forgive student debt the World’s Biggest Band-Aid, but on a bit of reflection I realized that the War on Poverty was much, much bigger. But on further reflection, I realized that neither of these programs really qualify as band-aids. The purpose of a band-aid is to protect a wound while it heals. The War on Poverty certainly didn’t help cure poverty in America, the poverty rate is much the same after fifty years despite trillions of dollars spent. And student debt forgiveness doesn’t even attempt to address the real problem, the skyrocketing cost of a college education.
Not a Band-Aid
Not a Band-Aid
Not a Band-Aid
I was going to call this commentary on President Biden’s plan to forgive student debt the World’s Biggest Band-Aid, but on a bit of reflection I realized that the War on Poverty was much, much bigger. But on further reflection, I realized that neither of these programs really qualify as band-aids. The purpose of a band-aid is to protect a wound while it heals. The War on Poverty certainly didn’t help cure poverty in America, the poverty rate is much the same after fifty years despite trillions of dollars spent. And student debt forgiveness doesn’t even attempt to address the real problem, the skyrocketing cost of a college education.