Student loan forgiveness is a hotly debated topic in the United States, particularly in recent years.
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The high cost of higher education and the burden of student loan debt on recent graduates has become a major concern for many Americans.
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In response, some politicians and activists have called for student loan forgiveness programs.
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The concept of student loan forgiveness is relatively simple: it involves canceling some or all of a borrower's student loan debt.
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The idea is that this will relieve the burden on graduates, who may be struggling to make ends meet due to their student loan payments.
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There are several different proposals for how student loan forgiveness could work.
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Some advocates of student loan forgiveness have called for a universal program that would cancel all outstanding student loan debt.
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Others have proposed targeted forgiveness programs that would only apply to certain groups of borrowers, such as those with low incomes or those who work in public service.