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The morality of canceling student debt

  • Written by Kate Padgett Walsh, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Iowa State University
imageStudents pulling a heavy ball representing the total outstanding student debt in the U.S. at over $1.5 trillion.PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images

President-elect Joe Biden promised to forgive at least some student debt during his campaign, and he now supports immediately canceling US$10,000 per borrower as part of COVID-19 relief measures.

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