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Do you support student loan forgiveness?

Do you support student loan forgiveness?

Yes

8

No

13

Yes

4 Comments
Joseph Edward Trueblood
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Joseph Edward Trueblood

We were 17-18 years old, and every single adult in power over us told us to go to college, get these loans to pay for it. Now we're in so much debt we can't afford to start families, buy homes, everything the other generations took for granted. Now we're "entitled" for complaining about it.

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Jeanette Johnson
Jeanette Johnson

govt bailed out all the banks and car makers why the heck not

Felisha
Felisha

My parents were able to own property because it was attainable to do so; just like college was way more affordable. We aren't entitled we are just rattled with debt and can't get out from under student loans.

Jamie McAtee
Jamie McAtee

So do you have regrets about going to college, regrets about what college you chose to go to ($$$$), or regrets that you now have to repay your debts like all of the rest of us for our schooling?

Courtney Lucas
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Courtney Lucas

If we send these kids out into the world thousands of dollars in debt, we are setting them up for failure. If we punish them for educating themselves this is why we have such a huge poverty level.

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Christopher Watson
Christopher Watson

None of the people living in the Projects or low income housing got there because they went to College, Keep it real.

Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

I won't let their foolishness, or your foolishness drive me into poverty. We are not a communist country, nor are we going to be.

Jeffery Schuyler
0
Jeffery Schuyler

Banks and billionaires got loan forgiveness and bailouts. That students don't get relief from predatory and outrageously overpriced tuition is obscene.

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Tammy Shannon
0
Tammy Shannon

Kids at this age are so young to make these decisions and college is so expensive these days. By the time they graduate they have $50,000+ in debt and are just getting started in their employment and all ready overwhelmed in debt.

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No

8 Comments
Larry Ewart
1
Larry Ewart

You borrow money , you pay it back. Simple

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Bostino
1
Bostino

use your brain..

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Mac Kinder
1
Mac Kinder

Creates more entitlement and irresponsibility

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Abby Normal
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Abby Normal

If you are mature enough to take out a loan, then you should be mature enough to pay it back. Nobody made you take out a loan. If your field of study/ preferred career doesn't pay enough to support you and pay back your loans, then you chose poorly. You've just learned personal responsibility.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Felisha chose a profession that pays nothing, and blames others. LOL

Felisha
Felisha

So because I chose social work as a career and spend 50 to 60 hours a week doing so, I should find a different career? Wait until you need a socialworker. I'm not saying I shouldn't pay loans back but there should be some Incentive working for our communities and our residents.

Christopher Watson
1
Christopher Watson

I have never asked anyone else to pay my bills, they should of had their priorities straight to begin with. 1, degree, 2. Career, 3. Pay off bills, 4. buy a new car, 5. Then you're ready for a relationship/marriage/and a house.

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Terre Chambers
1
Terre Chambers

Absolutely not. Let them pay their own bills like the rest of us have.. They have already been given too much with no payments for three years. Make them pay

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Randy Burson
1
Randy Burson

I'm sick & tired of people with their entitlement attitude. I took out a student loan, I paid it off. If you took out a student loan, you pay it off.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

NO, Joseph Edward Trueblood. You are too irresponsible to start a family, and buy a home. Student loans won't buy common sense.

Joseph Edward Trueblood
Joseph Edward Trueblood

We were 17-18 years old, and every single adult in power over us told us to go to college, get these loans to pay for it. Now we're in so much debt we can't afford to start families, buy homes, everything the other generations took for granted. Now we're "entitled" for complaining about it.

Max DeYoung
1
Max DeYoung

If you sign a contract, you fulfill the contract.

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Do you support what Elon Musk and DOGE are doing?

Do you support what Elon Musk and DOGE are doing?

Yes

19

No

7

Yes

11 Comments
Matthew Gregory
3
Matthew Gregory

Cleaning up all the bloat, fraud and corruption in our federal government all while helping with the massive over spending causing inflation.

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Tim Kennedy
2
Tim Kennedy

People need to get back to acting on what’s good for The country and sop asking what the country can do for them. We are in a me society we need to get back to a we society.

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Eric Smith
2
Eric Smith

Absolutely! Long overdue.

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Maria Gose
2
Maria Gose

Accountability is way past due. Keep forging forward .

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Melissa Hill
2
Melissa Hill

I think government spending has gotten out of control and needs over site and their own audit.

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James Lucas
2
James Lucas

The Democrats, since Clinton have talked about doing what DOGE is not doing. Yes, Clinton and Obama did some EO, but always gave more lip service than action. Now we have action from Republicans' and still Democrat lip service.

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Max DeYoung
2
Max DeYoung

Best thing that's ever happened for our government.

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Rodney Scott
1
Rodney Scott

Taxpayer dollars have been wasted for decades. Time to stop it! I am 73. This problem goes all the way to local politicians. Hundreds of thousands spent on ev busses and maintenence vehicles! WASTED MONEY!!!

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Fat Guy Outdoors
1
Fat Guy Outdoors

Who is against fraud, waste and abuse unless you are benefitting from it.

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No

7 Comments
Sara Kalinowski
0
Sara Kalinowski

I don't support. Things I'm against: 1)They feed women crumbs to nibble, as a tactic to keep us thinking we aren't losing rights.2)Racism & hate is worse &must go.3)Hacked in to sensitive info, causing safetyconcerns. 4)Defunded and fired many. No jobs+No $=economy toworsen. 5)They're clueless.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

You just defined a democrat.

Ellen Jarvis
0
Ellen Jarvis

Think before you act!

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Connie B.
0
Connie B.

Horrible what they are doing to people. I don't understand how firing people would take care of fraud and abuse. They are stripping people of their livelihoods and it will come back at us because the government will have to cover their unemployment stipends and we will have many more homeless ppl.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

That's the problem. You don't understand.

Connie B.
0
Connie B.

Horrible what they are doing to people. I don't understand how firing people would take care of fraud and abuse. They are stripping people of their livelihoods and it will come back at us because the government will have to cover their unemployment stipends and we will have many more homeless ppl.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

About 14.5% of the US workforce, or 20.2 million people, work in the public sector. This includes state, local, and federal government employees. That's way to many people working at a job that produces nothing.

Fat Guy Outdoors
Fat Guy Outdoors

Maybe you should turn of the news and research. Why pay 5 people to do the job of 1. Why keep lazy employees who don't produce when you can keep highly productive workers and increase there pay. See its called rewarding hard work and punishing lazy people. Hard work does pay off.

Varyanna Ruthengael
0
Varyanna Ruthengael

Elon is not an elected official, not even a cleared contractor for what he is doing. This sabotages democracy.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

Elon is only exposing criminals. He is doing nothing else. Become informed, instead of brainwashed.

Varyanna Ruthengael
0
Varyanna Ruthengael

Elon is not an elected official, not even a cleared contractor for what he is doing. This sabotages democracy.

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Max DeYoung
Max DeYoung

While often categorized as a democracy, the United States is more accurately defined as a constitutional federal republic.

Fat Guy Outdoors
Fat Guy Outdoors

Just like Dr. Fauci right.

Ashley Edelen
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Ashley Edelen

Unilateral decisions from the Executive branch cannot go unchecked (on BOTH “sides”). Just like when Biden shouldn’t have bypassed the SC with student loan forgiveness. Democracy is fragile and we cannot lean towards dictatorship.

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Fat Guy Outdoors
Fat Guy Outdoors

Please explain how exposing fraud, waste and abuse is harming democracy in a republic?

Can the Mizzou Tigers remain perfect for the rest of the regular season?

Can the Mizzou Tigers remain perfect for the rest of the regular season?

Yes

2

No

0

Yes

2 Comments
Eric Smith
0
Eric Smith

What an incredible turnaround from last years season. So proud of them this year!

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Ed Thompson
0
Ed Thompson

They are relentless

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No

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