Watch live: Bernie Sanders unveils plan to eliminate $1.6 trillion in student loan debt

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[timbuck]

Banks gotta hate this legislation. They stand to lose trillions of the free money generated from compound interest.

[bensiini]

In Finland where education is basicly free this doesnt sound strange.

[lilibee]

If Americans can pay over $100, 000, 000 for Trump’s golf trips, and we can give tax breaks to the richest among us, we can have Wall Street pay off student debts. NO MORE CORPORATE WELFARE! It’s time to give back to the working class!

[lilibee]

“The American people bailed out wall street. It’s time for wall street to bail out the American people!” 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[gloriawestfall]

Thank you, Bernie! you are the one!!!

[deeqcadexl]

Thank you for your service senator Bernie Sanders, you have my vote go get them.

[SBlackmare]

Bailing out our young people rather than the banksters? Yes, I’m happy to do this! Love 💗 you Bernie Sanders, Pramila Jayapal and Ilhan Omar!

[unitylove]

Our next President Bernie Sanders #46. Thank you BERNIE for staying focused on transforming our country for ALL OF US!

[db]

Great move Bernie. Young people already love you and now they adore you. I will vote for you for damn sure because I am a father of 3 and in no way to support all of their college loans.
Thank you Bernie.

[lindajackson]

I agree with Omar: America suffers from greed

[waltergodsoe]

Bernie's cancellation of student debt will touch every generation, not just recent graduates. There are seniors who have that debt, there are parents and grandparents carrying student debt. This is a Huge multi generational relief. Imagine living on social security and having your check docked every month. There are seniors in that position

[audreymuzingo]

People will keep asking "but how will you PAY for this?" no matter how many f'n times he explains it. And news anchors will keep pretending like he never explained it, or it's not available in perfect detail on his website. Thing is, he's selling himself short by only laying out the direct cost payment via Wall Street tax money--that says NOTHING about the boom to the economy that will occur when 45 million of us are unshackled from this disabling debt. My god, if he actually gets this done, I could actually become a homeowner. I'm 45 and at this point it looks like I will die in college debt, and never purchase a home. Just think of all the houses across the country that will be bought, all the ones that will need to be built, never mind all the cars, refrigerators, vacations, ETC. ETC ETC that people will be able to afford. You know, like our Grandparents could do.

[vasagowarlock]

Love that Randi Weingarten is there representing teachers!!!!

[brianszeszol]

Student loan debt is killing my credit. They should have it were if you graduated you shouldn't have to pay back

[donaldedward]

Make America great should be Bernie's war cry.

[willwright]

My parents couldn't afford to send my brother and me to college. So my brother out of high school began driving big rig trucks. And helped my mom and dad pay for my education. When I graduate from law school. I know it will be because my family sacrificed so much. Just so I could live out my dream to fight for Civil Rights.

[spiritualhumanist]

Who will pay for this?? Well I’m going to pay. I will be more than happy to see my taxes goes to education and not to endless wars, corporate welfare, So if you asking who will pay, you already paying so let use that money for something good.

[stargirlsteinbruckner]

Love the guy with the FDR shirt in the background, let's elect him to something.

[michaelhoerig]

Education IS a human right, an entitlement. That's Catholic social teaching.

[janicegoodhart]

I struggled as a single mom to pay off my student loan. Wheres my bail out?