A Republican-led effort to block one of President Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief programs in court has succeeded just days before it was set to go into effect.

Decisions by U.S. District Judges John Ross in Missouri and Daniel Crabtree in Kansas, both appointees of former President Barack Obama, on Monday sided with GOP state attorneys general in thwarting Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, according to Reuters.

The SAVE plan, which was set to go into effect on July 1, was initially announced by Biden in 2022 alongside a since-canceled larger plan that would have erased up to $20,000 in student loan debt for tens of millions of borrowers.

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    4 months ago

    This comment displays a privileged, ignorant position

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      It’s basic math… you have to have borrowed less than 12K and not missed a monthly payment for 10 years.

      There’s no way, given those two conditions, that there’s any significant balance left.

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        Some people can only pay the minimum, and in certain loans that gets you no closer to paying it off.

        This type of principle based trap is a very common issue

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        Income based repayments such as SAVE calculate your payments as a percentage of your disposable income. This means it can be as low as $0 per month if you happen to be unemployed for even a short time. Interest still accrues, but doesn’t capitalize with SAVE. This can result in a “significant” balance.