Greece's bondholders should be told not merely to accept a delay in repayment, he said, but also to forgive some Greek debt a so-called haircut.

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To make college more affordable, we'll make it easier for students to pay back their loans, and forgive their debt earlier if they choose a career in public service.

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Supporters of the forgive student debt movement say their real goal is just to start a national conversation about student loan reform.

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Some 30% of home sales these days are purchases of foreclosures or "short-sales, " in which a property is underwater and the sellers' banker has agreed to forgive some of the debt in order to allow the deal to go forward.

FORBES

Unless America can convince the IMF to go soft by accepting a rosier forecast, the Europeans may have to lend Greece more money (difficult), forgive some of its debt (almost impossible), or both.

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