Uncle Sam Wants Them Checks: Trump Admin to Garnish Wages Over Student Loans
✉️ THE MORNING TRAP – APRIL 24, 2025
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Today, we're talking about how Uncle Sam is reaching DEEP into your pockets. That's right, the Trump administration is about to start garnishing wages, snatching tax refunds, and even grabbing parts of Social Security checks from folks who are behind on their student loans.
In a world where the cost of living is sky-high and wages ain't keeping up, this is a whole new level of messed up. They say it's about responsibility, but we know what it really is – another hit to the working class.
So, grab your coffee, lace up your boots, and let's break down how they're trying to play us.
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🎯 TOP TRAP – “Default? Disrespectful. Trump Wants to Garnish Your Wages Over Student Loans.”
📌 Quick Recap:
Starting May 5, Trump’s Education Department will snatch wages, tax refunds, and even grandma’s Social Security from folks in default on federal student loans.
Over 9 million borrowers are either already in default or one payment away—mostly working-class folks who fell behind during the pandemic.
With costs of living up and wages flat, this is a financial ambush on people already under pressure.
🗣️ Trap Quote of the Day:
“Trump's coming for your paycheck and your tax refund-just because you fell behind on student loans during a pandemic.” - U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas)
🎛️ THE TRAP BREAKDOWN – They Want Us Starving and Silent
🎤Intro Take:
They’re not collecting debt. They’re collecting blood. In a country where groceries are up, rent is a hustle, and health care’s a GoFundMe dream—Trump’s team just greenlit garnishing your check if you're in student loan default. And don’t think this is just about the kids—it’s aunties, elders, and everybody in between.
📚Backstory:
Payments were paused back in 2020 during COVID. Relief felt real…for a second. But after conservative court rulings blocked broad forgiveness plans, the pressure’s back on—and the grace period is gone.
💸 The Players:
Trump Admin: Now fronted by Linda McMahon (yes, the wrestling exec), says this is about “accountability,” not cruelty.
Biden’s SAVE Plan: Still active but glitchy, delayed, and hard to access.
Congressional Dems: Like Rep. Jasmine Crockett and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, calling this what it is—a war on working folks.
🔁 The Pattern:
This is a classic move – hit the working class while the wealthy skate. Remember the bailouts? This ain't that.
📣 Kinfolk Need to Know:
They're coming for your money, plain and simple.
♻️ TRAP TALK: Screenshots That Slap
Viral quote:
"American taxpayers will no longer be forced to serve as collateral for irresponsible student loan policies." - Trump’s Education Secretary Linda McMahon
📊 Stat That Hits:
Roughly 5.3 million borrowers are already in default.
🧾 Receipt That Flips It:
Biden admin canceled over $183 billion in student debt, but courts blocked broader relief.
🔨 DO SOMETHING – Today’s Move
✅ ACTION:
Sign the “Protect the Check” petition to demand Congress block this garnishment policy and pass real student debt relief. SIGN HERE!
💬 Caption:
Post this in your fam group chat right now:
“They tryna take grandma’s Social Security over a Sallie Mae tab. Nah.”
✊🏽 CULTURE REWIND – We Are Our Ancestors' Investment
🖼️ Memory:
Remember when college was “the ticket”? Now that ticket’s being repo’d.
🎤 Pull-Out Line:
“Defaulting doesn’t mean you’re irresponsible. It means the system never made room for your survival.” — Kristin McGuire
