Thread by @ElieNYC

@JoeBiden could not be more WRONG about student debt. It's not Harvard grads that graduate with the most student debt in this country, as Harvard has GENEROUS GRANT MONEY to offer

Check your BU grads, your BC grads, and your completely out of touch understanding of the problem.

Moreover, to the extent that graduates of elite and expensive schools have more debt, that debt is DISPROPOTIONIATELY borne by students of color, who are least likely to have family financial help them through the ivory education they've earned but can't afford.

And, don't even get me started on the fact that hampering students, ANY students, with a lot of debt, makes it MORE LIKELY those kids will take the highest paying/most soul destroying job they can find, as opposed to taking less money to contribute to the greater good.

Making a state school/Ivy school distinction here is a GREAT way to turn more Ivy grads into McKinsey consultants.

Biden comes from an era where going to college was a little bit like buying a car. You could buy a decent one if you saved up your summer job money.

NOW, it's like buying a house. Even a modest one can ruin you financially if you take on more debt than you can afford.