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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

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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?
What does the author say students are likely to do if they know they needn’t repay their loans?
选项 A、They will choose to study subjects without considering their job prospects.
B、They will be free to pursue their goals without being burdened financially.
C、They will over-borrow and live beyond their means.
D、They will be able to enroll in expensive universities.
答案A
解析 根据题干中的if they know they needn’t repay their loans定位至第4段。题目询问如若学生知道不用偿还贷款，可能会有什么举动。第4段末句提到，学生如果知道会被免除贷款，就会做出不负责任的决定，负债攻读非实用专业或理想中的专业。可见，作者认为免除学生贷款，会让学生做出不理智的决定。误选不合适的专业，A项“他们选择学科时不考虑工作前景”正确。文中提到，免除学生贷款会导致学生不考虑实际，负债攻读没用的专业。B项的“他们没有经济上的负担”与原文表述go tens of thousands of dollars in debt不符，可排除。C项“他们会借贷过多，过着入不敷出的生活”属于无中生有，可排除。D项“他们能上学费昂贵的大学”利用文中的expensive colleges设置干扰，没有原文依据。
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