<p>“Actually I think this is unlikely. PSLF is classed as revenue neutral (even though it really isn’t) so there’s no political reason to cut it.”</p>
<p>The political reason to cut it comes when it becomes blatantly obvious that it is anything but revenue neutral, and that gushing wound has to be sutured. Our federal government is all sorts of broke, which is why I can’t understand someone taking on a quarter-million in debt under the assumption that the feds will forgive all but about $50,000 of it. That’s insane (and a rather irresponsible use of the programme).</p>