> The real reasons this won't happen are political. Loans are a slaver's whip, and financial freedom is a horror that can't be tolerated for those who live below decks and need to be available to work on demand.

Comparing degree-holders who willingly took on loans to slaves, and with such wildly inflammatory rhetoric, is absurdly (and typically) out of touch.

Degree holders are the managerial class. It is essentially a prerequisite to be part of the elite class. Those below the decks in our society are those who never had a chance at higher education. The exact same people who would be paying more taxes to pay for a hand out to the professional class if loans were forgiven.