Government the Problem, Not Solution, on College Costs

President Joe Biden announces student loan relief, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Aug. 24, 2022. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

Commentary

No sooner had President Joe Biden announced his plan for student loan debt forgiveness—$10,000 for non-Pell grant recipients and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients—the president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was complaining that it should be more than twice as much. At least $50,000.