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2022-08-26 11:22:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 28B27E49E3A066CE619EAE1676FD28F31228CCAA79E137F7FF680CEE140045E1
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An oversimplification of how loan forgiveness works. It's attempting to excite, anger, and motivate readers by its shock value. "The CRFB’s estimate of student loan cancellation costing $230 billion would add less than 1% of the 2021 deficit overall." - Forbes Helpful: https://www.forbes.com/sites/raulelizalde/2020/02/14/does-the-deficit-matter-sort-of-but-everyone-lies-about-it-anyway/?sh=7eb6c2d266ad https://www.statista.com/statistics/1303432/total-bilateral-aid-to-ukraine/ https://datalab.usaspending.gov/americas-finance-guide/spending/categories/
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