Bernie Sanders Reveals Plan
to Eliminate Student Debt The 2020 presidential candidate says taxes on Wall Street transactions
will help enact his strategy. Bernie Sanders, via Twitter The Vermont senator goes on to say
that over 10 years, $2.4 trillion can
be generated by a 0.5% tax. Bernie Sanders campaign, via statement The proposal is similar to
another one issued by fellow
2020 candidate Elizabeth Warren. For her own student debt plan,
Warren wants a 2% tax on people
with fortunes $50 million or higher. For those with over $1 billion, the
Massachusetts senator's plan
tacks on a 1% wealth tax. According to CBS, over 40 million people still owe money from school.