Guy two doors down has frequently thrown homophobic abuse my way in the 6 years I've lived here. 7 weeks ago I got called to him in my professional capacity as a paramedic, he was having a heart attack. He got the same professional treatment from me as anyone would. He survived.
I’m on Plan 2 student loans with both a BA and a Master’s so I’ll be paying this graduate tax for most of my working life not because I’m wealthy but because I worked hard and tried to better myself. The system is outdated, punitive and quietly traps earners in decades of repayments while the balance barely moves.
But if I could prioritise what actually needs fixing in this country, it wouldn’t even be student loans it would be the crushing tax thresholds that drag workers into higher bands and a bloated welfare state that hoovers up the money of people who get up early, work hard and play by the rules. It’s demoralising to see your payslip hammered while government refuses to reward productivity, aspiration or responsibility.
Hard work should make you better off not just a bigger target for the Treasury!! Rant over.
Then call it what it is a graduate tax that doesn’t apply to rich people. It’s not a loan cause you cannot pay it back. It’s just a tax for not being able to afford to pay for university upfront.
if i met someone outside a club in paris prepared to kill a man over a backpack and she explained how she just ran away bc her wedding was called off bc she was still in love with the brother while sipping on an aperol spritz i would’ve also wanted to keep her around