https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/us/politics/elizabeth-warren-student-debt.html
Senator Elizabeth Warren revealed her biggest presidential goal yet; a 1.25 trillion dollar plan reshape the upper education system eliminating tuition at public colleges and cancelling college debt. She is proposing increased taxes for the upperclass to pay for the changes. She also wants to help students with other expenses and support historically black colleges. Her other proposals include universal child care and expand affordable housing. More radically, Warren has proposed the elimination of the electoral college, breaking large trusts, and an expanded role of the government in the regulation of capitalism.
It is interesting to see all of the different opinions and policies emerging from the Democratic candidates leading up to the primaries. It will be difficult to narrow down the choices to just two and eventually just one. The New York Times is a reliable source and as a soon to be college student, these changes seem very positive. The college debt is a big issue right now and I have not heard many other politicians speaking out about it.
Some of the other promises remind me of the policies of Teddy Roosevelt and his trust busting. Her stances on the companies like Amazon and Facebook are like the gilded age monopolies of Vanderbilt and Rockefeller.
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