I paid 8% on my Stafford loans (taken out during the 90’s), and this is to prevent rates from going to 6.8% on unsecured loans? Please. A $6 billion subsidy to this demographic (young, educated) seems like the wrong priority. Getting an unemployment/low earning forbearance on these loans is easy. Eventually these educated, above-average earners will be able to pay off their loans.

BTW, Democrats tried to raid the same preventive health fund earlier this year to support doctor’s Medicare re-imbursements - another wealthy constituency.