(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,"...
Biden's New Student Debt Relief Will Add Up To $750 Billion To The Budget Deficit By The Committee for A Responsible Federal Budget The Biden Administration recently announced a new plan to cancel student debt for up to 30 million borrowers and released a preliminary rule this morning detailing parts of this plan. The proposal, which is being introduced through the rule making process, would replace the Administration’s initial proposal to cancel between $10,000 and $20,000 per...
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...
Student debt, a new Gallup report shows, is making it harder for young people to reach key life milestones. According to a Gallup survey of over 14,000 adults, over 70% of people say student debt has “delayed major life events” including moving out of their parents’ home, getting married, and having a child. Strikingly, there […]
A key deadline is approaching fast for a student loan cancellation opportunity.
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...
To be eligible, borrowers with any of four types of federally managed loans must consolidate them by April 30.
"Wasted Protest Vote": Trump Says He'd Take Biden Over RFK Jr. Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times, Former President Donald Trump criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid for presidency in the 2024 elections, pointing out his progressive stances on climate, guns, border, and energy. “RFK Jr. is a Democrat ‘Plant,’ a Radical Left Liberal who’s been put in place in order to help Crooked Joe Biden, the Worst President in the History of the United States, get...
Pres. Biden forgave billions of dollars in student aid, but that will only help struggling American young people if college costs also com down.
Last week, President Biden visited Madison, Wisconsin where he announced new details for his student debt cancellation plan. While this initiative promises immediate short-term financial relief, it avoids addressing the deeper systemic issues plaguing American higher education. “Starting this fall we plan to deliver up to $20,000 in interest relief to over 20 million borrowers […]
President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine as he signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also included assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other global hotspots. The announcement marked an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine as he signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also included assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other global hot spots. The announcement marked an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress []