"You could undo the 2017 tax cuts for the 1% and forgive all student loans plus have money left over," said the New York Democrat.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said Saturday that Congress could reverse the 2017 GOP tax cuts, which overwhelmingly benefited the rich and large corporations, to finance the cancellation of all remaining student loan debt after President Joe Biden announced his more limited plan to wipe out $10,000 for most borrowers.
"We can keep pushing," the New York Democrat wrote in an email to supporters."Remember that the Biden administration didn't want to do this at all. It was YOUR pushing, YOUR pressure, YOUR organizing that got them to this point. They have forgiven far, far more debt for business owners in the form of [Paycheck Protection Program loans] who didn't need to meet ANY sort of income requirements or means testing for almost $1 TRILLION in forgiveness.
Biden's push to cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers with under $125,000 in annual income—and his proposed forgiveness of $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients—could helpacross the U.S. Around a third of all federal student loan borrowers owe $10,000 or less. But millions of others will remain stuck under crushing student debt balances despite the president's plan, and limited debt cancellation will do nothing to reform the"It is now up to us, and to you, to decide if we are going to stop here, or if we are going to keep pushing," Ocasio-Cortez wrote Saturday."I am very grateful for this watershed moment of a first step—it is encouraging, thrilling, and has already changed SO many people's lives.
AOC There should never have been a tax cut for the 1% That's just another thing wrong with Congress, CORRUPTION Now look up how many raises there have been, that they voted in themselves Also, see how rich our PUBLIC SERVANTS have become since serving,lobbyist$$ vote=$$$
AOC .aoc says a whole lotta things. When it comes time to do them, thats another story... bougie progressives
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AOC Cancelling all student loans is a losing issue politically.
AOC But the 1% earned their tax cuts. 🤷🏻♂️