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NAMED NATIONAL FOUR-YEAR DAILY NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR FOR 2020-21 IN THE COLLEGE MEDIA ASSOCIATION’S PINNACLE AWARDS
Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2022
Volume 159 No. 4 SERVING SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1934
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INFOGRAPHIC BY BRYANNA BARTLETT; SOURCE: WHITE HOUSE AUG. 24 FACT SHEET, WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
Spartans talk student debt relief By Alessio Cavalca
San Jose State experts and student express mixed opinions on loan forgiveness
STAFF WRITER
President Joe Biden announced a plan on Aug. 24 to cancel student loan debts for millions of borrowers, but some San Jose State community members say it has political and economic ramifications. The plan will cancel $10,000 in debt for students who have incomes less than $125,000 per year and up to $20,000 for those who borrowed money from the Pell Grant program, which is a form of need-based federal financial aid that typically doesn’t have to be repaid,
according to the White House fact sheet. Roughly 43 million Americans hold federal student loan debt of $1.6 trillion total, according to the U.S. Student Loan Debt data. Economics assistant professor Justin Rietz said Biden’s loan forgiveness plan is a clear advantage, but there will be societal consequences. “What students will not pay, will be paid by taxpayers,” Rietz said. The student loan debt relief plan will cost $400 billion to the U.S. taxpayers. The earlier estimates reported an average burden per taxpayer of $2,503, According to
the National Taxpayers Union Foundation. Rietz said even if raising taxes can have negative consequences, the major effects of the plan can be inflationary. “Now there is a large group of people who have more money in their hands, people who have [paid] their debt off,” Rietz said. “They can spend that money in other ways, prices can go up and of course, education is included in this trend.” He said there is a possibility that education costs will rise in the near future as a direct effect of the plan, which will RELIEF | Page 2
SJ community members voice DACA concerns By Nick Zamora STAFF WRITER
Shouts for justice and equality could be heard Saturday afternoon in front of San Jose City Hall, where about 15 protesters gathered to rally for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protection. “We’re here today as part of a national call to action in defense of DACA,” said Mike Paradela, one of the organizers with Freedom Road Socialist Organization (FRSO). FRSO is a national organization of “revolutionaries” fighting for socialism, according to its website. The protest came days after President Joe Biden moved to show support for DACA through the NICK ZAMORA | SPARTAN DAILY
Local community members stand in front of San Jose City Hall on Sunday afternoon to advocate for DACA.
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