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Do you think the government should forgive student loans?
KTVZ Asked by KTVZ
1,399 Votes

Do you think the government should forgive student loans?

Yes!

6

No!

35

Yes!

5 Comments
Eric Hecox
2
Eric Hecox

If this were any other democratic nation in the world there would be no cost for higher education at all in the first place. We are the only free nation that discriminates against people getting a higher education based on wealth.

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Gabe West
Gabe West

And this will cause more inflation and the taxpayers will pay for it

Jake M
Jake M

Agreed, but it goes beyond wealth. Education is an investment in the future of the entire country. Look at most of the other responses here. People who want to destroy the country to protect a bad-haired 80 year old celebrity. Maybe $10K in student loans would have opened their minds

Ed Drahos
0
Ed Drahos

Education is the basis of any society. Yet more so in a democracy. If any should wish to vote in a informed manner in a democracy they must support education for everyone. Limiting education, is limiting the vote. And likely why the disinterest in voting. Not even 60% voted in the last election.

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Sanjay
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Sanjay

the govt should not forgive all the loans but for the specific students who are in the economically weaker sections, and with some conditions like - they should not trade their brains to other countries for higher profits but its for the betterment for our country

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Chris
0
Chris

Specifically, expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

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Dianne Price
0
Dianne Price

They spend years paying them off!! It can put a real strain on their budget!

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Gabe West
Gabe West

This will cause more inflation and cause a deeper recession and the taxpayers will pay for it

Kevin Crabtree
Kevin Crabtree

There is free education Serve your Country get free education and college help We should never give something for nothing that is why we are in this situation.

GT Thomas
GT Thomas

And the promised to pay it back. They are slackers.

Patrick Rogers
Patrick Rogers

These are some of the people who will probably default on other bills and then want taxpayers to bail them out. They signed the contract to repay their student loan and they should be held accountable.

No!

23 Comments
L Daniel
4
L Daniel

It's not fair to the parents who paid for their children's college educaiton nor to the people who have already paid off their student loans. And it will not improve the economy.

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Tamara Watsek
4
Tamara Watsek

Is he trying to bankrupt the country? Worst President in history.

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Jake M
Jake M

Old Trump voter shaking her fist at the sky and asking why her own dreams got thrown out in an unrecyclable ripple bottle 40 years ago.

Dennis Rogers
3
Dennis Rogers

I paid mine off. I don't want to pay off others.

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💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤
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💛🖤 RAG 💛🖤

They racked it up, they should pay for it and NOT the taxpayer!! this is pure misuse of power to solicit votes before the election.

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Jim Hipp
2
Jim Hipp

Pay for your own education. Your not my kid!

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Jake M
Jake M

... and if you had gone to college you would know how to spell you're.

SomewhereAlong Nintyseven
1
SomewhereAlong Nintyseven

Taxpayers shouldn't be saddled with debts like this. This is totally unfair to all those who paid off their own debts as well as all those who didn't take out student loans.

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Salli Mc
1
Salli Mc

No, I payed mine. Let's not promote irresponsibility. (Colleges as well as personal.)

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Rebecca French
1
Rebecca French

What is the precedent moving forward? I paid my student loan. Get a job, live within your means, and don't expect the American tax payer to pay your debt. You took the loan out, figure out how to pay it off

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Steven Lawrence
1
Steven Lawrence

How is this fair to all Americans? More division between people caused by goverment

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Jake M
Jake M

Yeah, education bad. Storm capital like our 4 fathers wanted

David Komar
0
David Komar

3 Reasons. 1. People took the money and agreed to pay it back. They need to fulfill their agreement. 2. The vast majority of current student debt is for graduate school, not from people getting thier undergraduate degree. 3. Government analysis shows that higher income people would benefit most.

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Mike Roberts
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Mike Roberts

Treatment... What we're currently doing is allowing the addicted to die a slow death. It's time to bring those who are suffering in their addiction into a facility that can determine whether or not you can do life sober on your own or need assistance. Leaving Americans under Tarps is INHUMANE.

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Christena
0
Christena

Though we should look at why it's so expensive in the first place, prices have skyrocketed. It's totally unreasonable.

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Sussie Due
0
Sussie Due

He's just buying votes

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Paul Bianchina
0
Paul Bianchina

No one forced the students to take the loans, and now everyone else has to pay for them? The bigger priority is taking the "Print Money" button away from the Democrats!!!

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Kimmy Wasatch
0
Kimmy Wasatch

Absolutely not ! What kind of a message does this send, no need to take responsibility for your actions and just a political ploy to buy votes for midterms. Administration said this would happen right away but waited till now. Just like the inflation bill. Slap in the face to working Americans.

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Calvan Mason
0
Calvan Mason

It's not my problem, Biden made it my problem.

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Kevin Crabtree
0
Kevin Crabtree

pay mine back that I already paid

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GT Thomas
0
GT Thomas

Senile Biden has no authority for this action.

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Jake M
Jake M

Hello Pot, this is kettle. Have you seen my keys?

Dan Belles
0
Dan Belles

A "loan" is an agreement to repay. I attended as I could afford my college education. I paid my kid's way so they could attend without using loans. If someone can't afford their education, they should wait or pause their education.

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Jake M
Jake M

Yeah, the nerve of poor people thinking they have any right to better themselves!

MaryLou R Haffner
0
MaryLou R Haffner

I paid back every penny of the student loans that I took out many years ago. Besides, I question the legality of this being a function of the executive branch of our government.

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Karl LaCalli
0
Karl LaCalli

Even though this helps my daughter it does not help this generation with responsibility.

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Kenneth Emmrich
0
Kenneth Emmrich

They have lost their minds. No we should not. They don't have any concept of basic economics or personal responsibility. Brandon is only trying to buy votes this November.

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Jake M
Jake M

Isn't the Redmond police department doing anything to track you Proud Boys?

Gabe West
0
Gabe West

This will cause more inflaton and futher into a recession!

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Gabe West
Gabe West

And the taxpayers will pay for it

Do you think ODOT layoffs should be avoided by raising fees and taxes?
KTVZ Asked by KTVZ
212 Votes

Do you think ODOT layoffs should be avoided by raising fees and taxes?

YES

0

NO

6

YES

0 Comment
No one has commented yet

NO

6 Comments
Latterdaysaint
0
Latterdaysaint

No to more taxes, people are taxed enough!

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JB Demaris
0
JB Demaris

ODOT, and other state agencies need to live within a reasonable budget and the state needs to stop raising taxes!

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John Conway
0
John Conway

ODOT Leadership is totally incompetent! They spend a billion dollars they don’t have and come to the taxpayers to bail them out. As far as increasing gas tax and registration fees we already pay.40 cents per gallon and our gas prices are $2 per gallon more than the rest of the country. No more mone!

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Garry Aklin
0
Garry Aklin

We are taxed enough ! Oregon needs to balance the budget!

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Jim Hipp
0
Jim Hipp

We are taxed to death and I'm sick of it. Let Tina cover it out of her pocket!

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Pam Ferguson
0
Pam Ferguson

We are paying enough. The odor people have NOTbeen doing their jobs the last few years. You never see them out working like you used to and there are a lot of "mistakes" it started going down hill when they went to "teams" no boss system

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Do you think a managed homeless camp will help alleviate issues from nearby "unmanaged camps"?
KTVZ Asked by KTVZ
143 Votes

Do you think a managed homeless camp will help alleviate issues from nearby "unmanaged camps"?

YES

2

NO

1

YES

2 Comments
Deb Jacobs
0
Deb Jacobs

We need a 'No Camp Zone ' radius around urban and sub urban areas and then have a few managed campsites within the new limit. Only 2 options. The risk to property owners and the option to live on the fringe is not right. Not a problem before 2020 and it's over time to get back to before.

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Robin Leavy Werdal
0
Robin Leavy Werdal

“As ye do unto the least of these, ye do unto me.”

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NO

1 Comment
Kimmy Wasatch
0
Kimmy Wasatch

Anotrher example of throwing good money after bad. The more freebies, the more homeless.

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