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Mon Jul 22

Could a tax on stock trades pay off the nation's student debt?

Written by Melissa Knox, Senior Lecturer, University of Washington

The 2020 Democratic candidates all have a plan to eliminate student debt.AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

If several of the Democratic candidates for president have their way, student debt will be a thing of the past – at least for current student loan borrowers.

Sen. Bernie Sanders has proposed ambitious legislation that would cancel all student loan...

Could a tax on stock trades pay off the nation's student debt?

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