Consider one of the two recent decisions of the Biden administration (on student loan forgiveness or the pardoning of those who have been arrested federally for possession of marijuana) and evaluate that policy in reference to one or more of the major normative theories of the course (utilitarianism, virtue ethics or Kantianism). Follow the prompts below to answer this question.
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5. A moral evaluation of ONE of the two recent Biden administration decisions: either (a) student loan forgiveness, (b) the pardon of federal crimes for marijuana possession.
Here you must describe the recent policy decision of the Biden administration and evaluate it from the perspective of one or more of the major normative theories of this class (utilitarianism, Kantianism or virtue ethics). You should begin with a description of key ideas from the normative theory or theories you use (whether that be the principle of utility or the categorical imperative), then describe the Biden policy and apply the normative theory to the evaluation of the Biden administration decision.
You will need to look at some external sources to understand Biden’s policies. Here are some that may be helpful.
Student loan forgiveness: https://slate.com/podcasts/the-waves/2022/09/student-loan-forgiveness-moral-good-debt-biden
Student loan forgiveness: https://www.highereddive.com/news/is-bidens-student-debt-cancellation-a-moral-hazard/630552/
Student loan forgiveness: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bidens-student-loan-forgiveness-may-erase-savings-climate-drugs-law-2022-08-29/
Pardon for marijuana possession: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/10/06/granting-pardon-for-the-offense-of-simple-possession-of-marijuana/
Pardon for marijuana possession: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/06/biden-marijuana-pardon-possession-decriminalization
Pardon for marijuana possession: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/biden-pardons-thousands-convicted-on-federal-marijuana-charges
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