Despite your insults, yes they are when the loans are for cretins who went deep into debt for worthless degrees. People who either were responsible enough to pay off their loans, or couldnāt afford to go to college are furious about paying for deadbeats. Now if the people are teachers or doctors who working off portions of their debt by working in disadvantaged communities would be a different matter. Most people would be for crediting that kind of public service against college debt.
I had a doctor who complained about the level of debt she incurred getting her M.D., I pointed out that another of my doctors (who was a good friend if this doctor) not only didnāt incur a dollar of debt, but actually got paid for college and medical school by enlisting in the Navy. The navy picked up all her expenses AND paid her an officerās salary while she was in school. All she had to do was serve an active duty term starting as an Lieutenant, ending up as a Lieutenant Commander.