Angry Father Confronts Stunned Elizabeth Warren over Student Loan Plan – ‘Am I Going To Get My Money Back?’

A Father confronts @SenWarren

Father : My daughter is in school, I saved all my money just to pay student loans Can I have my money back?

Warren: of course not

Father: so you want to help those who don't save any money and the ones that do the right thing get screwed? pic.twitter.com/EY8M57tj9F

— JiveBunny (@JiveBunnyMuzik) January 21, 2020

The circumstances surrounding the video weren’t clear — it was posted on Tuesday. But the circumstances surrounding the man’s complaint were obvious enough.

“My daughter’s getting out of school, I saved all my money, so she doesn’t have any student debt,” the man told Warren. “Am I going to get my money back?”

“Of course not,” the Massachusetts senator responded.

“So you’re going to pay for people who didn’t save some money and those of us who did the right thing get screwed?” the father asked.

For Warren, there’s no way around the point. By vowing to use the powers of the presidency to end student loan debts for those who owe, it’s unavoidable that she’s not only being unfair to those who paid their debts like responsible, honest adults, but she’s also devaluing the sacrifice of those who’ve moved heaven and earth to avoid going into debt in the first place – either for their own sake or for the sake of their children.

It’s a classic case of punishing behavior that should be rewarded — if nothing else by leaving Americans free to enjoy the fruits of their own labors.

For the Warren campaign, the video presents an image of a candidate enthralled by her own dreams but being confronted by reality as it’s lived for millions of Americans.

Warren did not come out looking well, and the social media response showed it. By early Thursday afternoon, the tweet had garnered more than 14,000 retweets and 33,000 likes.

It's time for those of us that do the right things, that save for our future, that invest in our economy and community to say "NO MORE" to those that refuse to work or save….and especially to those politicians that want to STEAL our hard work and give it away for their benefit

— Harald Martin (@Huddy1955) January 22, 2020

She got owned. Well done, Dad. I feel you. My wife and I did the same thing. One child went out of state and graduated with no debt. The second is at a private institution and will graduate this year – no debt. This because we saved our money.

— Mesaholic (@mesaholic) January 22, 2020

There’s no denying there’s a student loan crisis in the country – thanks largely to the ease of getting student loans in the first place and the ease of avoiding repayment. (See an excellent Investor’s Business Daily editorial from 2015 here.)

The arrogant avarice of the higher education racket, with the hypocritical participation of Warren herself, a former Harvard Law professor, only made it worse.