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Some people in the US have asserted that forgiving student loan debt is one way to stimulate the economy and give assistance to
Some people in the US have asserted that forgiving student loan debt is one way to stimulate the economy and give assistance to
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2023-01-31
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问题
Some people in the US have asserted that forgiving student loan debt is one way to stimulate the economy and give assistance to those in need. One government proposition is to eliminate $10,000 of debt for ’economically distressed’ students. Some in US Congress have gone so far as to suggest forgiving up to $50,000 in debt per student, borrower, but does forgiving student debt, necessarily correlate to helping the economically disadvantaged?
The answer is no. This policy is just giving money away to universities and the most affluent students in attendance. Federal Reserve data reveals that the highest-income 40 percent of households owe approximately 60 percent of outstanding student debt, while the lowest 40 percent owe just under 20 percent. This could be due to a combination of factors: students from high-income households are more likely to go to expensive colleges, less likely to receive financial aid, and more likely to have high incomes post-graduation. Plus, the majority of student debt is held by graduate degree earners, who earn approximately 25 percent more than their undergraduate counterparts. Clearly, giving free reign to banks to forgive student debt is a step in the wrong direction.
Other proposals for broader, long-term student loan plans have some fundamental problems. One idea is to cancel student debt only for undergraduate degrees and for students making less than $125,000.
This attempts to address the fact that Congress’ previously mentioned student loan forgiveness plan largely helps out the wealthy, but is an adverse incentive for universities to keep raising tuition and for students to choose to major in low-earning degree programs. Colleges have no reason to make their programs more affordable if they believe students will just take out more debt. And, students will feel more comfortable making the irresponsible decision to go tens of thousands of dollars in debt to major in impractical or idealistic subjects if they know their loans will be forgiven.
This is especially concerning given the pandemic (大流行病) has rendered a college education practically worthless. Students are paying tens of thousands of dollars per year to live at home and be lectured on the Internet. Do we really want to tell colleges that they can get away with providing below-average service for an outrageous cost?
In the case of any of these student debt plans, working-class Americans who chose not to or could not afford to go to college will be subsidizing the education of the professional class. Plumbers and retail workers will be paying for the degrees of doctors and lawyers.
The US government’s effort to help those in debt is commendable but is this really the solution that will help the poor financially recover?
Why do some people advocate forgiving student loan debt?
选项
A、They assert it will narrow the gap between the wealthy and the poor.
B、They believe it will benefit both the economy and the underprivileged.
C、They claim it will eliminate economic distress among college students.
D、They think the cost of education is the responsibility of the government.
答案
B
解析
根据题干中的forgiving student loan debt定位至第1段。题目询问有些人主张免除学生贷款债务的原因。第1段第1句中的is one way to stimulate…就是解题关键,由该句可知,这些人认为免除学生贷款债务有助提振经济、帮助穷人,B项“他们相信这有利经济和弱势群体”正确,其中the underprivileged是对原文those in need的近义概括。文章没有探讨贫富差距问题,排除A项“他们坚持认为这会缩小贫富差距”。C项“他们称这能让大学生根除经济困境”利用第1段第2句中的eliminate和‘economically distressed’ students拼凑而成,文中讲的是免除“经济上有困难的”学生1万美元的债务,而不是帮助大学生根除经济困境,该项歪曲文意。D项“他们认为支付教育费用是政府的责任”没有原文依据。
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