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Is canceling student loan debt considered stealing? (discuss.online)

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I have an economics teacher that made this claim in class yesterday. I wanted to know other people’s thoughts about it.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh is a very populous country that lies almost entirely at sea level, and the Ganga and Brahmaputra flood at least once a year. The problem isn't not being able to swim in calm water. The best swimmer in the world would still die if he got caught in one of those currents.