Thread by @magi_jay

This is not Pelosi's own argument against forgiveness, tho people seem to think it is. She is acknowledging this argument exists & that 1. We need to consider it fairly & 2. Ensure that not just people who go to 4-year-college are given economic opportunity

https://twitter.com/mstratford/status/1420422062431215621

There are exceptions*, but anticipating & fairly considering your opponents' arguments is practicing good politics. It's part of participating in a democracy.

Ensuring that everyone--including non-college ed folks--have gov't assistance in gaining opportunity is a good thing

We should WANT our politicians to talk in expansive terms about opportunity. Not mentioning people who are unable or do not want to go to college would be. . . .not great. Not acknowledging what could make people resentful also doesn't help build support.

Finally, I don't know if Pelosi is correct about Congress vs. Executive. I hope for my own sake, the sake of millions of others, and for the health of our future economy, that aggressive action is taken on loans.

The exceptions to this are when your opponents' arguments are bigoted &/or undermine other citizens' humanity or equality. Those arguments should be rejected. But arguments about how to best allocate tax money? Those should be treated with fairness

https://twitter.com/magi_jay/status/1420798929579433985

And they should be treated with fairness even if you think they are stupid, b/c that's the only way you can persuade people. Additionally, Pelosi's correct that there will be people who didn't go to college for financial reasons who might get mad. We should listen to them.

Y'all, making the case for student loan forgiveness is not necessarily like making the case for other social programs. You're not making an explicit argument to help the less privileged; you're making an argument to help people who are seen as already having privilege.

Now, trust me, *I* know having student debt is not a privilege. I feel the pain & terror of it. But a lot of Americans don't know that. And, in this case, we're not just talking about stingy people. We're talking about people who did not have the opportunity to go to college.

I have no problem rolling my eyes at the wealthy who rant about their tax dollars. I have a huge problem with ignoring the concerns of people who feel they didn't have the privilege of going to college b/c of their own economic difficulties.

Polling on this issue is all over the place. Many feel comfortable with relieving some debt for those in need. Fewer feel supportive of relieving all debt. I think there's a lot of people we can move on this issue, but that involves being respectful

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