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Boson Mayor Martin Welsh addressed the Convocation 2019 of Boson ITT Technical on the issue of college debt. Student loan debt in the United States has risen to $1.6 trillion owed by tens of millions of people, leading to calls for it to be wiped out, although opponents are concerned about the economic and ethical consequences. Mayor Welsh evaluated the pros and cons of canceling student loan debt.Money a big deterrent against povertyMight be cool to live in a society where people can afford to learn things and better themselvesWill infuriate BoomersAt this point, who’s going to notice another $1.5 trillion in the deficit?Makes it easier to get approved for much larger grad school loanMillennials will obtain a sense of security and self-worthWould endanger careers of thousands of telephone debt collectorsAbility to afford basic necessities would mean less time spent with parentsAlumni association callers will assume you have more cash to burnTeaches regular people dangerous and false lesson that they’ll be treated the same as rich peopleStudent artwork expressed the feelings of many of the scholars as they pile up massive loans and hope they can get a job that might help them pay for their schooling.The work is entitled "Debt Slavery" and the creator claims they used their own blood in the red bands seen in the sky. The estate of Edvard Munch has sued the student artist for copyright violation.The penniless student artist responded with a 'self portrait and a PDF file of US Copyright laws that allow parody.