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Student debt is devastating borrowers. Biden is determined to fix that
Few issues have vexed the Biden administration like student loan forgiveness. Given that more than 40 million Americans owe money on their student loans, for a total of $1.6 trillion, few issues have such a large impact on so many. Democrats and progressives have long prioritized this matter, and President Joe Biden promised to fight for significant debt relief before taking office. Even though his ambitious proposal to use his executive authority to forgive $400 billion in student loan debt...
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Biden's student debt cancellation could cost taxpayers $1.4 trillion
(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden's plans to cancel student debt for some borrowers could cost taxpayers up to $1.4 trillion, depending on how the plans are implemented, a new report estimates. The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimated all Biden's recent debt cancellation efforts would cost a combined $870 billion to $1.4 trillion. "That’s more than all federal spending on higher education over the nation’s entire history,"...
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Biden's student loan debt 'forgiveness' plan could add up to $750 billion to national deficit: Report
The Biden administration's latest plan to wipe out federal student loan debt for millions of borrowers could add up to $750 billion to the national deficit, according to a Tuesday report from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.So far, the White House has announced $150 billion in so-called student loan "forgiveness" programs over the last year following the Supreme Court's June decision to reject unilateral loan cancellations. The previously rejected program would have wiped out $430...