How do you feel about the government canceling student loan debt?

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Noah Oakley, Tampa: “Canceling student debt would mean a lot to me, especially as a first generation college student. I didn’t have a lot of the resources going into college to overcome a lot of different challenges, and now student debt is one that I’ve had to carry throughout the rest of my adult life and I don’t really have that support from people in my family. So it would be something that would allow me to go forth and make my family proud and really live the life I’m meant to.”

Ally Sharbo, St. Paul, Minnesota: “I am excited about the student loans being canceled. It will certainly benefit me and a lot of my peers in college. And I’m hopeful that I can use that money to achieve things down the road, like saving up for a house or a pet, something like that.”

Henley Guill, North Port, Florida: “I would like them to cancel student loans because I definitely have some, and I think it would help a lot of people and let us actually do something with our degrees instead of worrying about paying off all of our loans.”

Sarah Maas, St. Petersburg: “I don’t mind it. I do believe, though there should be some rules. For example, if you were to fail the class or to get lower than a D, I think is passing, I do think you should have to owe for what the government gave you. If you decide that the government’s just gonna provide you with this money, and you’re not gonna go to school or not even gonna try, I definitely think there should be some stipulations along that.”