02/04/2025
⚠️ "BREAKING: Trump is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department," By Cory Turner, NPR, 03 February 2025, https://www.npr.org/2025/02/03/nx-s1-5282233/trump-to-make-big-cuts-to-education-department
⚡️PUBLIC STATEMENT ON THIS DEVELOPMENT ⚡️
Since I study this, I know both sides of argument, in case that helps:
On one hand, if DOE shuts down & can't offer guidance on academic standards or demand ALL students (straight and gay *both*) are treated with dignity, this would be a problem.
However, back in our grandparents' day, DEPT OF ED didn't even EXIST because college was FREE & direct funded by tax$ like we do with 5th grade public ed; things worked well!
Not only for students (a valid concern of Liberals), but also taxpayers (a genuine and key concern of Conservatives like me): When colleges knew they didn't have an endless supply of student loan funding, these colleges lived within their means, and didn't gouge taxpayers.
Granted, I trust NO politician of EITHER party, as both Trump and Biden (and both parties) have repeatedly betrayed taxpayers, students, patients, etc, as
https://ContractWithAmerica2.com
clearly documents:
But strictly speaking, if the Student Loans were STOPPED (what 5th graders has need of them! Or our grandparents? Or most other nations who have better higher ed? And at less cost to taxpayers AND STUDENTS) & college direct funded, that would save everyone (except rich colleges, banks, lenders, lobbyists, etc, who oppose this).
To clarify:
Reinstating bankruptcy defense to student loans looks like the only option to force down irresponsibly excess lending aka spending by US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION for student loan originations spending, ok, and thus eliminating this pork and -- instead -- direct funding colleges (and putting them on a strict "diet") ------- and ensure we eventually put a stop to reckless lending aka spending on my taxpayer dollar, ok? If someone disagrees, I'll hear their argument, but otherwise get on board for restoration of Constitutionally-protected bankruptcy uniformity, as Art.1 Sec.8 Cl.4 clearly requires.
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Or ready for a crash of the dollar because you ignored my sage advice to cut this pork:
https://Contractwithamerica2.com/
https://GordonWatts.com/n.index.html
https://GordonWayneWatts.com/n.index.html
⚡️⚡️⚠️ please share this, and demand lawmakers ACT to avert a crash of the dollar, ok?
Gordon Wayne Watts
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While only Congress can shutter the department, the president is reportedly considering executive action to severely scale back its responsibilities and staffing.
