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2/14/2022 Monday Action. ResistBot!Good Monday All:
The battle continues, and much depends on us getting our Bill passed. To that end, today's action:
Onward- Alan ps. Join your state chapter 2/12/2022 A Very Good Week. Saturday Action...Hey All-
It was a very good week for us (see below). The fight continues, and focusing on republican Senators and Governors remains the biggest battle of this war. To that end, today's action: Retweet this to Governor Mike DeWine Retweet this to all GOP Senators This week was very good: Our members were featured in the Wall Street Journal, and we did interviews with many news media organizations. Most importantly, our bill was covered at least twice and our longstanding push on the President to stop opposing student loan borrowers in bankruptcy court is FINALLY being picked up on by other (left-leaning) groups. You heard it here first. ;-) I hope you are pleased. If so, please go a little "above and beyond & retweet this to the President and his staff, retweet this to student loan borrowers everywhere, and do a month worth of our daily actions (it will take you all of 5 minutes). Come on folks. We're getting there. See last night's live stream. -Alan 2/11/2022 One of our Bad Stories Happy Friday All- I want to share one of our bad stories with you below. It is really important that stories like these (and we have quite a few) get out to the public. If you have a story like this, please send it to us. We'll use it. Today's action (to that end):
Please also donate something. We still have $75 left to raise this week to meet our operating expenses. -Alan ------------------------------- Name: V. State: CA I've done my part. I started out with $26,000 in Federal Student Loans. I've paid $93,000 interest, far exceeding my original principal. But I still owe $132,000. I relied on the promise that going to college would better my life. "Use student loans" I was told...you'll get a good job & pay them off with your rewarded career. I relied on the promise that I could afford an education with the help of Federal Student Loans, not only for college but beyond... because I'd get such a well paying career. I'm a lawyer. I should make bank, right? Well, I'm a public interest lawyer. For 27 years I have served indigent persons, families, children, by being appointed by the Courts to persons who have a constitutional guarantee of having an attorney. I represent abused and neglected children. I represent struggling parents to better their families. I have represented CPS briefly, I have been a Public Defender (pre-PSLF). But I do not benefit from PSLF because I am 1099, not W2. I do not meet the "qualifying employer" prong of PSLF. My counterparts in the Public Defenders office do, in the County Counsel's office do, in the District Attorneys office do, in nonprofit mill-attorney offices do...but not me. Not any attorney in my position do (despite working sometimes 70 hour weeks with no benefits and no retirement). I serve the SAME population but am expressly excluded from PSLF forgiveness. I also am not eligible for IDR/IBR/ICR forgiveness, because when I reconsolidated my debt to get a "qualifying repayment plan" and a "qualifying debt" in 2009, my time-clock of 20-25 years to forgiveness, started over. There are many in my shoes. Message received. Not deserving. Not qualified to have loans forgiven. Student Loans taken out, repayment, deferments, forbearances, interest, penalties, fees, default, doubling the balance owed as collection costs/fees/penalties, "loan rehab", negative amortization because "qualifying income-driven payment plan" payment didn't even cover interest! ...My Federal Student Loan, at 9% fixed, has become INTEREST-ONLY! If this was unconscionable in the sub-prime mortgage crisis, WHY is it acceptable to student loan debtors? Negative amortization & Federal Student Loan promissory notes DISALLOW applying payments to principal, if you owe interest. ...So I used my savings to pay down interest hoping one day to touch principal. I'm 58 now, my hair is gray, I am grandmother age, I'm not as employable anymore when compared to youth, and I don't have retirement, or savings (anymore). I was told by collectors that my social security will be garnished if I retire and stop paying. Social Security is all I have left for retirement. My only way out of debt right now...is death. Upon death, all is forgiven. Until death do we part, me & federal student loans. Until debt do we part--isn't that a better way to say this? Since 18yo, I relied on Federal Student Loans for an education and promises to help me achieve my dreams, and my family's dream. At 18 years old with my first-taken student loan...I've never lived an adult year without the weight of federal student debt. I've done my part, Joe/POTUS. Haven't I paid my debt yet? Hey All-
Today's action:
I'm glad to report that our members are interviewed in 2 articles/stories yesterday at the Wall Street Journal, and NPR. Thanks to Brandi Lynne, Kelsey, Rhonda, Desiree, and everyone else who stepped up to be interviewed. We're currently looking for conservatives who voted for Biden only because they thought he would cancel loans. If this is you and you're willing to be interviewed, let us know! Let's finish this week strong folks. The sausage is being made as we speak. See yesterday's special livestream with Lisa Ansell! This is the battle. Are you going to jump in and fight, or watch us get buried by the bad guys?! -Alan 2/9/2022 Wednesday Action Folks-
Remember a month ago when I said that our opposition was going to be greatly ramping up their efforts to drown us in the media? That's happening. We're seeing 1-2 anti-borrower pieces come out per day from Forbes alone, not to mention Bloomberg, Yahoo, and many other places. Are you going to sit there and wring your hands while they bury us, or are you going to step up and help fight?
This is the battle, folks...your battle. We have the muscle. Are you going to help us make a stand, or watch us get overrun? -Alan 2/7/2022 Monday Action! Big week ahead for us. See last night's live stream to get the latest. Today's action is quick:
This is the battle folks. The next two weeks will be extremely critical for our bill. Please do your part...no on else will...We need you! Regards, Alan ps. Join your state chapter. pps. Boost the petition! 2/5/2022 Good News. Interview Request. Hey All-
Good news: The Undersecretary of Education announced that they are withdrawing their opposition in a bankruptcy case, and reviewing how they handle future claims. See last night's livestream to see why this is important. Today's action: Retweet this to the Undersecretary Retweet this about Forbes coverage (we need to take them down a notch) Retweet this to Senator Marsha Blackburn Retweet this to a few conservatives you know Interview Request: If you are a conservative who voted for Biden in the last election in the expectation that he would cancel loans/return bankruptcy to them and you're willing to be interviewed, let us know- This is the battle. We're starting to win. -Alan ps. Join your state chapter. pps. Give the petition a boost. 2/4/2022 Success!Everyone-
I'm glad to report that the Department of Education has withdrawn its opposition to a borrowers in a bankruptcy case after much pressure from us. This is a small, but important step towards finally getting us where we need to go. Will you please retweet this? It is very important. Will you also please retweet these? Retweet this to Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott Retweet this to Senator Ted Cruz Retweet this to Senator Thom Tillis Retweet this to the Brookings Institute Also: Will you please give our petition a boost? This helps. This is the battle. We need you. -Alan 2/2/2022 Big Day. Big Action. Hey Folks:
Shaping up to be a big day for us:
This is the battle, folks. Are you not going to help us fight it? -Alan ps. Will you please donate if possible? We need to raise $530 this week. We cannot do this without your support. |