of student-debt owers, are particularly burdened by debt’s harsh effects on everyday life. Due to the ever-present lack of full economic autonomy for women, and the still relevant wage gap, women’s lives are disproportionately disadvantaged. Specifically, 57 percent of black loan-paying women didThus, student loan and debt plans are a make-or-break issue for me and thousands of other first-time voters in the upcoming presidential election.
the policy of loan refinancing being on par with the current federal lending amounts. Further, she wants to institute a repayment system based on income.believes in debt-free college and the idea of connecting an individual’s income to their loan repayment. Shethose who earn $100,000 a year or less should have up to $50,000 of their debts canceled. This specific plan for forgiveness would completely rid 75 percent of people of their debt and help 95 percent of those who are still in debt.