Debts Don’t Die, They File
The contradiction is always the same: when the Supreme Court says “no,” people start scolding the attempt like it was a checkout line that “didn’t go through.” Student debt cancellations get framed as a good-faith sprint—Biden tried, the Court said no, and then we’re supposed to be surprised that the stamp labeled Biden v. Nebraska (2023) controls what happens next.
But causality is not vibes; it’s the operating mechanism. When the decision is the thing that stops the program, that’s where the blame goes—on the decision that said “no,” not on the part where someone walked up to the door with the button. Blame the decision, not the attempt.