Bernie Sanders’ student debt forgiveness proposal is similar to fellow 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s, but both misunderstand why student loan debt exists in the first place.
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Bernie Sanders’ student debt forgiveness proposal is similar to fellow 2020 presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren’s, but both misunderstand why student loan debt exists in the first place.
Progressive ideas have been in government and college institutions for at least 100 years, suggested a college professor at a conservative conference.