The Politics Of Student Debt Cancellation

Article/Op-Ed in Forbes
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Nov. 30, 2020

Wesley Whistle wrote about President-elect Joe Biden's promise to provide student debt cancellation and the divisions around the issue, both within the Democratic Party and across the aisle.

President-elect Joe Biden has promised to provide student debt cancellation of some kind to student borrowers. While he and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris both pitched that plan during the campaign, the policy has become central to many political debates in recent weeks.

But there is division around the issue, both within the Democratic Party and across the aisle. Progressives are pushing Biden to cancel student debt, while moderate Democrats are less supportive and Republican elected officials are fully opposed.

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