Student loans are no different than buying an auto and getting a loan or taking on credit card debt. YOU are not forced to sign for any of them, so why should YOUR debt be forgiven. If you can't make your payments on a fancy truck that you did not need, they take THEIR truck back because you don't own it till it's paid for. The same goes for student loan debt, they need to take your degree till the loan is repayed by YOU, not by other taxpayers. I know many people personally that live in fancy houses, drive expensive vehicles, have boats and other expensive toys, and take several expensive vacations a year, and they cry for student loan forgiveness because they say they can't afford the payments. Next it will be forgive all my loans.