• @Makeitstop
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    1115 hours ago

    The coverage is infuriating. It would be like having headlines about Biden sending checks out to millions of households (and media like Fox News calling it an expensive handout) when tax refunds start going out every year.

    We shouldn’t be treating it as special and noteworthy when the executive branch faithfully executes the laws. Instead, we should be focusing on how fucked up it is that the previous administration ignored the law and its constitutional duty in order to pointlessly screw over people.

    • @UnderpantsWeevil
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      615 hours ago

      We shouldn’t be treating it as special and noteworthy when the executive branch faithfully executes the laws.

      “Biden reverses out Trump policy of denying claims under the Public Direct Loans Act” would have made for a far more accurate, more compelling, and more politically engaging headline. Sadly, we’re going to pretend he’s just doing a Debt Jubilee out of the goodness of his heart, rather than fulfilling the terms of the contract that lenders agreed to when they took lower-paying public sector jobs for 5-10 years.

    • @[email protected]
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      -112 hours ago

      . It would be like having headlines about Biden sending checks out to millions of households (and media like Fox News calling it an expensive handout) when tax refunds start going out every year.

      It is not like this at all. Please educate yourself on this topic. If you actually give a shit.

      • @Makeitstop
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        110 hours ago

        Your comment contributes nothing of value.

        Why should I give more of a shit about your argument than you do? You can’t be bothered to explain what your assertion is, but I’m supposed to go “educate” myself? Even if it was reasonable for me to drop everything to go do research on a topic to figure out what your point is supposed to be, there’s no way for me to ever know that I found the specific thing you’re talking about.