In the student loan industry, a student may have their loans discharged if they are Totally and Permanently disabled and are unable to work ever again. Unfortunately, these discharges are counted as "earned income" meaning the federal government and state governments will tax the individual on their loan discharges. If the disabled student is unable to pay this tax bill the government can take away their Social Security disability, housing allowances and medicaid.
This is an unfair practice and must be ended. No civilized country should treat their disabled citizens this way.
We call on the government to end the practice of taxing disabled students for their student loan discharges.