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Less than half of Americans support Biden’s
plan to forgive $10,000 to $20,000 in
student loans per borrower

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Posted By: NorthernDog, 9/1/2022 9:28:39 AM

So what’s the polling for President Joe Biden’s new plan for federal student loans, which includes canceling a big tranche of the debt? A new Morning Consult/Politico survey has found that 48% of Americans support Biden’s effort to forgive between $10,000 and $20,000 of debt for individuals earning less than $125,000 a year (or $250,000 for households). Some 43% are opposed to the forgiveness, and 9% are undecided, as shown in the top part of the chart below. Among Democrats, support for Biden’s forgiveness plan is at 72%, while just 42% of independents and 26% of Republicans back it. Among people

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It's just a vote buying scheme and even a quarter of Dimmiecrats can see through the smokescreen.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Phantomll 9/1/2022 9:48:58 AM (No. 1265298)
Who are the 48%?
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Bur Oak 9/1/2022 9:55:14 AM (No. 1265305)
The loans are not forgiven. We get to pay for the deadbeats through taxes and devaluation of the currency.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Pluperfect 9/1/2022 10:03:43 AM (No. 1265317)
Aaargh!! Where are the editors? It would be fewer than half or less than 50%.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Mizz Fixxit 9/1/2022 10:53:13 AM (No. 1265387)
Re: Poster 3. “Journalism died.”
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Safari Man 9/1/2022 11:11:49 AM (No. 1265429)
Those who say they support this should pony up $10 large.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: padiva 9/1/2022 11:21:47 AM (No. 1265444)
Hey, Joey! Start a non-profit. Collect donations and disperse it to people to pay their student loans. The US Treasury is NOT your piggy bank.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: MickTurn 9/1/2022 4:12:45 PM (No. 1265757)
The other half just want Free Stuff, end of story!
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Reply 8 - Posted by: mifla 9/2/2022 4:20:38 AM (No. 1266144)
Less than half of Americans pay income taxes. I see some correlation here.
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