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xyon14@gmail.com
23 May 2022 - 13:22 PM
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We kinda need more carpenters, plumbers, and electricians, not more college graduates, k-12 should be placing more people in trade schools as a goal.
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xyon14@gmail.com
23 May 2022 - 13:21 PM
If education is important, we should raise standards in k-12 instead of lowering them to falsely boost graduation numbers.
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xyon14@gmail.com
23 May 2022 - 13:20 PM
I wonder if it would help to have fewer people enroll in university if they are more likely to drop out with debt.
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xyon14@gmail.com
23 May 2022 - 13:18 PM
This comment section feels broken, I can't "read more" or "reply" to any of them.
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crbertelsen_13644
7 April 2022 - 15:07 PM
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Even if we entertain the absurdity of the "moral hazard" argument, which has no bearing on the vested interest of our government to alleviate the student debt bubble (and more…
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crbertelsen_13644
7 April 2022 - 14:55 PM
There's a very simple answer to where the money would come from, which is the thing that we spend more on than every other country in the world COMBINED
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Josh Swanstrom
5 October 2021 - 14:27 PM
When one side is literally laughing at the idea that the government has limits to spending, I think an economist's head would have exploded.
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Malcolm Caldwell
27 September 2021 - 07:18 AM
When I watch debates like this I can't help but wonder if humans simply have different levels of empathy and senses of entitlement in their brain, and this just shapes…
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Malcolm Caldwell
27 September 2021 - 07:12 AM
I just find it funny that what we consider a "public good" is totally arbitrary. You can really make that whatever you want it to be. I think arguments lack…
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Malcolm Caldwell
27 September 2021 - 07:03 AM
If an institution charges $300,000 and people keep voluntarily paying $300,000, than I would argue that this should keep happening. Not because I want it to, but because it is…
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Malcolm Caldwell
27 September 2021 - 06:58 AM
The moral hazard argument was not really answered by the For side. It was kind of brushed under the rug as "well, look at me, I paid off my loans…
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Malcolm Caldwell
27 September 2021 - 06:53 AM
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I couldn't help but thinking, if we forgive all this debt, why stop there? I think Nick's most salient point was essentially "what is the limit?"
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Malcolm Caldwell
27 September 2021 - 06:51 AM
Actually a quick Google search revealed a few that do, or similar versions of a guarantee. But most don't, and people still pay for the services in increasing demand. So…
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Malcolm Caldwell
27 September 2021 - 06:45 AM
Nick's whole purpose in bringing up his personal story was because the For side made an assertion that wealth and income were very different concepts, and Nick was trying to…
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Malcolm Caldwell
27 September 2021 - 06:07 AM
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The most fascinating part of the debate for me was actually John's hypothetical question, "Would you still be For the motion if the social injustice element did not exist?" This…
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Malcolm Caldwell
27 September 2021 - 05:45 AM
My roommate in college didn't graduate because he drank excessively and got into LSD. He ended up $34,000 in debt with no degree. To say that people who don't get…
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Matthew Brady
19 August 2021 - 16:45 PM
An economist should have been a debater (for either side) because there was little substantive factual information to support arguments outside of speculation and opinion.
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Jeremy Trujillo
13 August 2021 - 17:10 PM
Nick Gillespie talking about how easy it was for him to go to and pay for college is pretty disingenuous. Every student/parent situation is different and nuanced, and to pretend…
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Keith Strom
8 April 2021 - 04:06 AM
I just wanted to say that it is easy to deal with the debt problem. If colleges guaranteed their education with employment the money would get paid back joyfully!
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Gary Halpin
7 April 2021 - 23:56 PM
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Let me know when you have an actual argument Vince. So far you've falsely accused me of sexism and racism, which isn't surprising, as that was the pro sided argument…
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Vincent Mako
7 April 2021 - 04:28 AM
Opportunity comes to those who are prepared. If you are prepared to treat women and blacks with less respect sometime somewhere the opportunity will present itself and you will have…
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Gary Halpin
6 April 2021 - 21:55 PM
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You know why I can't hire a woman for 70 cents on the dollar compared to a man? Because it's not true. Same for people with different skin colors, it's…
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Vincent Mako
6 April 2021 - 21:48 PM
Gary, Unfortunately your post appears to have a strong negative bias towards women and blacks. This gives credibility to those who bring up gender and race in their arguments. As…
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Gary Halpin
5 April 2021 - 23:37 PM
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I'm at the 36 minute point and I can't believe there are educated adults who believe the govt can just forgive this debt and it doesn't show up anywhere. Forgive…
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Gary Halpin
5 April 2021 - 23:33 PM
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Forgiving debt, like subsidies, will lead to more waste and moral hazard.
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Gary Halpin
5 April 2021 - 23:23 PM
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If it indeed helps an economy (it doesn't) why not forgive all debt? We'd all be rich.
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Gary Halpin
5 April 2021 - 23:13 PM
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Why is the pro argument all about race? It's absurd and more economic myths. As an entrepreneur, if I could hire blacks or woman who were equally qualified, for less…
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Gary Halpin
5 April 2021 - 23:05 PM
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Ashley's statements about economics reminds me of Rothbards famous quote: “It is no crime to be ignorant of economics, which is, after all, a specialized discipline and one that most…
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Josh Swanstrom
5 April 2021 - 19:15 PM
This debate was frustrating for me because it lacked any engagement. The against side made a decent case for why income based repayment plans and means testing should limit forgiving…
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Daphne Neville
5 April 2021 - 02:21 AM
As someone who grew up poor and worked hard to pay off more than 50k of student loan debt, I 100% support student loan forgiveness. I thought the arguments in…
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Vincent Mako
31 March 2021 - 17:57 PM
The current situation shows that we have failed to prepare people with a reasonable understanding of personal finances to succeed in life. If entering freshmen cannot pass the marshmallow test…
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Cherie Hotchkiss
30 March 2021 - 18:37 PM
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I am against the motion as proposed. Both options fall short of a positive, productive outcome for the entire country. On the For side, the argument assumes that class/race is…
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James Mason
29 March 2021 - 23:45 PM
Whoa, I didn't know that about the IBR. That's a great point. I'm sure Beth would've quickly countered as she did several times that yeah, that's a problem but it's…
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James Mason
29 March 2021 - 23:38 PM
Undecided (but leaning For) to Against. I'm very surprised at this result and now to see a similar result for live and online. I'm 5 years post PhD and have…
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Frazell Thomas
29 March 2021 - 00:02 AM
The debate was a good listen, but the debaters for the Motion didn't dig into the false arguments of those Against The Motion and they also didn't dig as deeply…
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Vincent Mako
28 March 2021 - 19:31 PM
People do not pay for the education they pay for the degree and the name of the institution on the degree.
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Vincent Mako
28 March 2021 - 18:39 PM
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What have the colleges done to reduce the cost of a diploma? The pressure should be on the colleges to reduce the cost for all students. Their should also be…
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Christopher L'Heureux
28 March 2021 - 15:44 PM
What about market forces in higher education? Salary is generally how scarcity manages the labor market - if your spend $200k getting an education in a field that will not…
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a c
26 March 2021 - 18:24 PM
The against never argued that there should be NO debt forgiveness. At most they only argued that the debt forgiveness should be more targeted. Everyone agreed the current system is…
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Kaiser Basileus
26 March 2021 - 14:25 PM
Education is a public goods and the costs should never be private.
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Fred B. Mullett
26 March 2021 - 13:49 PM
Am looking forward to listening. Who do they owe it to? Under what circumstances did they accept this obligation? Was there fraud in terms of promises made by lending institutions?…
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