United States President Joe Biden announced on Aug 24 that the government would cancel up to US$20,000 (S$27,900) worth of federal student loans for millions of people. It will also extend the pause on monthly student loan repayments, so that borrowers do not have to resume payments until at least January next year.
But is this a good move? Let's look at the numbers.
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