After the Biden administration announced that certain individuals with federal student loan debt will receive forgiveness from $10,000-$20,000, there was a veritable explosion of vitriol and partisan bickering across social media. Unsurprisingly, a nuanced middleground perspective was missing from most of these hot takes. Join Taz and Sam this week as they try to tackle this historic announcement from as many angles as possible while exercising empathy towards those who are ecstatic, and those who are appalled.

*correction* since recording this episode, it was revealed that individuals who continued to pay down their debt during the COVID-19 moratorium have the opportunity to apply for a refund of those payments. Therefore it is not entirely accurate to say that this policy has no benefit for people who just finished paying their debt.