Tom McLaughlin: Government aid raises college costs
Having worked very hard to put myself through college and then taking out loans to help my wife and children do the same, and then working many years to pay them off, I surely do not want to pay on other peopleâs loans as well. If Democrats follow through with their promises to âforgiveâ $1.5 trillion in student debt, Iâll be very pissed â and I wonât be alone. A World War II vet I knew told me he could work his way through the University of Iowa just by working summers. His summer jobs paid all his tuition, books, and fees just prior to Pearl Harbor â and t...