Revealed: Labour’s plan to wipe student debt
Excellent!
Andrew Little has let slip a major policy initiative that would see a Labour government writing off student loan debt.
Tell me more!
The Labour leader has revealed it is considering wiping existing student debt for those who take public service jobs in the regions.
What – “considering”? In some narrow circumstances? What about your headline?
“I don’t have any particular promise to make. We’re looking at ways that we can assist students to effectively write off at least a part of that student debt, through things like taking a public service job somewhere outside of one of the main centres and for the length of period that you’re there let’s look at a write-off sort of regime.”
Mr Little made the comment when asked about student debt during an interview on Victoria University student radio station Salient FM on Tuesday.
A reasonable suggestion to consider and get feedback on (we have to do something about monstrous student debt!). I for one would support it. But – that headline though. Sigh. And I fell for it. (And make it worse by linking to it.)
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