In re Knowles’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “... nondischargeability is not, and does not entail, priority as to any distribution in or through bankruptcy; it merely permits the. holder to continue to enforce the debt after bankruptcy ..., Accordingly, as far as the Code is concerned, nothing in the nature of the claims at issue here warrants or justifies treating student loans-more favorably than the others. 133”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Engen

2. “(1) whether the discrimination has a reasonable basis; (2) whether the debtor can carry out a plan without the discrimination; (3) whether the discrimination is proposed in good faith; and (4) whether the degree of discrimination is directly related to the basis or rationale for the discrimination. 4”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Salazar

3. “(1) equality of distribution; (2) nonpriority of student loans; (3) mandatory versus optional contributions (a comparison of what the dischargeable unsecured creditors would receive in a pro rata distribution of the mandatory contribution under chapter 13); and (4) the debtor's fresh start.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Kane