After President Joe Biden announced his student debt relief plan on Wednesday, thousands across the country felt like they could finally breathe. But of course, not everyone was happy with Biden exceeding expectations. Biden’s vow to cancel up to $10,000 in debt for all student borrowers with incomes under $125,000 ($250,000 for married couples) apparently was too much for some conservatives, who then decided it was best to complain on social media.
Of course, these salty individuals failed to realize that records of whether they got payment relief through Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans or other government assistance are public knowledge. (Disclosure: Kos Media received a Paycheck Protection Program loan.) But as always, Twitter came with the receipts.
Twitter users are calling out conservatives whining about “free money” with the phrase “this you?” Users are posting the phrase and tagging those who complain on the social media app alongside screenshots of the "free money" they received, many of which reflect amounts way beyond $10,000.
A thread with a compilation of the call-outs has made it easier to keep up with identifying those who received thousands in aid from the government and are now complaining.
Check it out below:
The thread proves what we all know: Conservatives don’t complain when things benefit them, but of course they have to whine when it benefits anyone else. Know anyone else who needs to be called out? There are so many it seems like this trend will go on for days to come.
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