(DCNF)—Fox Business host Charles Payne tore into people taking advantage of the Biden administration’s decisions to defer or forgive student loans Monday, saying it was time to “pay your damn student loans.”
The Department of Education announced it would resume collections on delinquent student loans, ending a pause from the COVID-19 pandemic that the Biden administration sought to continue, The Hill reported. Payne expressed little sympathy for claims that forcing borrowers to repay student loans would cause them financial hardship.
“I’m thrilled. These are the most pampered elitists. The educated elite in this country have, I mean, it’s ridiculous. It’s absolutely ridiculous,” Payne told “Fox and Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade. “You know, the jobs report came out on Friday. So, unemployment for someone with a bachelor’s degree? The unemployment level is 2.5%.”
“If you just have less than high school, it’s 6%. If you have high school, it’s 4%. Double the unemployment for high school grads, they make over million dollars more in a lifetime,” Payne continued. “Their kids live in better neighborhoods. They don’t face crime, poverty, worries or concerns, okay? There’s 7.2 million job openings right now. Take one! Take one! Oh, wasn’t what you studied for? Too bad, take one! That’s what the average person does!”
Despite a Supreme Court ruling that struck down an effort to forgive student loans in a 6-3 ruling in June 2023, then-President Joe Biden repeatedly attempted to continue forgiving the loans. In August 2024, the Supreme Court refused to lift an appeals court’s order blocking a Biden administration effort to forgive student loan debt, which it proposed following the 2023 Supreme Court decision that struck down a different student debt forgiveness proposal from Biden.
“We have coddled these folks. We have created a caste system in America,” Payne said. “We have a caste system. We have put the elites above us, and we keep, how many people have no money in the stock market? Did you see the stock market under Trump? You never cared about it before! You said it was for rich people! Why are you letting the elites dominate us? Why is a cab driver taking his money to pay your student loan? Your kids are going to have a better life! What the hell is wrong with this country? Pay your damn student loan!”
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Why One Survival Food Company Shines Above the Rest
Let’s be real. “Prepper Food” or “Survival Food” is generally awful. The vast majority of companies that push their cans, bags, or buckets desperately hope that their customers never try them and stick them in the closet or pantry instead. Why? Because if the first time they try them is after the crap hits the fan, they’ll be too shaken to call and complain about the quality.
It’s true. Most long-term storage food is made with the cheapest possible ingredients with limited taste and even less nutritional value. This is why they tout calories so much. Sure, they provide calories but does anyone really want to go into the apocalypse with food their family can’t stand?
This is what prompted the Llewellyns to launch Heaven’s Harvest. They bought survival food from multiple companies and determined they couldn’t imagine being stuck in an extended emergency with such low-quality food. They quickly discovered that freeze drying food for long-term storage doesn’t have to mean sacrificing flavor, consistency, or nutrition.
Their ingredients are all-American. In fact, they’re locally sourced and all-natural! This allows their products to be the highest quality on the market, so good that their customers often break open a bag in a pinch to eat because they want to, not just because they have to due to an emergency.
At Heaven’s Harvest, their only focus is amazing food. They don’t sell bugout bags, solar chargers, or multitools. They have one mission – feeding Americans in times of crisis.
What they DO offer is the ability for people to thrive in times of greatest need. On top of long-term storage food, they offer seeds to help Americans for the truly long-term. They want them to grow their own food if possible which is why they offer only Heirloom, Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid, Open-Pollinated seeds so their customers can build permanent food security on their own property.
If the student defaults, make the University pay the money back. They provided a faulty product or service, and we the taxpayers are demanding a refund.
I have a small student loan and I’ve been paying it all along. I just have them take it out of my bank account every month.