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suburban_hillbilly

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The PSLF is about to go back into a state where they deny as many applications as possible for any reason they can find, just like they did when borrowers first became eligible in 2017 under Trump’s Secretary of Ed.

The executive discretion derived relief programs under suit are gone immediately.

The new bankruptcy guidelines that have dramatically improved access to relief that way are gone too.

If you’re buried in student loan debt, prepare to have another truck dumped on you.

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Not to defend the American public, who does not deserve any defense in the slightest, but…

I have a friend in advertising who specializes in Google SEO, and he pointed out this will include searches that contain the phrase as a subset of the search, such as “When did Joe Biden drop out” or “Why did Joe Biden drop out”.

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Grinding the DoJ to a halt isn’t the goal this time. He needs someone competent enough to wield the agency like a hammer in order to go after rivals and punish dissidents. He may not be smart enough to pick which candidate can actually achieve that, but failure will be noticed.

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No way he makes Cannon AG, that’s a job that requires actual competence to get anything done. See also: Merrick Garland.

He’s going to give Cannon Thomas’s spot on the Supreme Court in 6-12 months when he announces his retirement.

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To be honest, I have no idea. I don’t know all the particulars, just the broad strokes and that my couple elderly neighbors that use it seem to really value it.

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My semi-rural county has a separate transit system for this population. You call on scheduled days to go to the grocery, pharmacy, medical center, etc. On pharmacy day they then pick up everyone who scheduled, at their house like a school bus, and go the pharmacy for however long it takes to let everyone do their business before returning them home.

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You should see all the hoops a PTA has to jump through to avoid having a 50/50 drawing classed as an illegal lottery in Pa. It’s ridiculous that it took as long as it did for someone to file suit.

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In 2020 Pennsylvania didn’t finish counting enough mail-ins to call the state until Friday.

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Or has lawyers that understand it perfectly and successfully delayed any injunctions until after it matters.

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