bernie sanders, college students, elizabeth warren, student debt, student loan forgiveness

Is Wiping Out the $1.5 Trillion Student Debt a Good Idea?

An important talking point of the upcoming U.S. presidential election has been student debt. Candidates like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have both proposed wiping out all or part of the US$1.5 trillion student debt owed by American citizens. While the proposal sounds attractive, is using public money to pay off the debts of some ...

October 23, 2019

Raven Montmorency

Sanders to Cancel $1.6 Trillion Student Debt

2020 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced that he will roll out a proposal to forgive US$1.6 trillion in student debt. Such a move would wipe out the debts of almost 45 million Americans. Canceling student debt “This is truly a revolutionary proposal: All Americans will get the college education or job training they need while ...

July 9, 2019

Jack Roberts