{"id":1661033,"date":"2022-09-27T18:53:08","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T22:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1661033"},"modified":"2022-09-27T18:53:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T22:53:11","slug":"most-americans-support-bidens-student-loan-handout-until-they-realize-it-raises-taxes-poll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/most-americans-support-bidens-student-loan-handout-until-they-realize-it-raises-taxes-poll\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Americans Support Biden\u2019s Student Loan Handout Until They Realize It Raises Taxes: Poll"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmost-americans-support-bidens-student-loan-handout-until-they-realize-it-raises-taxes-poll%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1661033&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A majority of Americans would oppose President Joe Biden\u2019s plan to \u201cforgive\u201d billions of dollars of federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-student-loan\">student loan<\/a> debt if it led to higher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-taxes\">taxes<\/a>, according to a recent poll.<\/p>\n<p>The survey (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/sites\/cato.org\/files\/2022-09\/Toplines_CatoSurveyDebtCancellation.pdf\">pdf<\/a>), conducted by British data company YouGov on behalf of the libertarian Cato Institute, found that 64 percent of American adults said they are in favor of the federal government \u201cforgiving\u201d up to $10,000 in federal student loans for people earning less than $150,000 a year, or less than $300,000 per year for married couples.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, support for cancelling federal student loan debt plummets when Americans consider its trade-offs,\u201d the Cato Institute said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked whether they would support the same plan if it \u201craised your taxes,\u201d 64 percent of respondents said they would oppose the move, according to the results.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, 68 percent of respondents said they would oppose the student loan bailout if it would \u201cprimarily benefit higher income people.\u201d Seventy-six percent would oppose the plan if it would cause universities to raise their tuition and fees, while 71 percent would oppose it if that means more employers would require <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-college\">college<\/a> degrees even when they are not necessary for the job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese data show that Americans don\u2019t like the costs that many experts believe are associated with federal student loan forgiveness,\u201d said Cato\u2019s Director of Polling Emily Ekins.<\/p>\n<p>The poll also shows some differences between Democrats and Republicans in their response to the trade-offs. \u201cWithout considering trade\u2010\u200boffs, Democrats strongly support (88 percent) federal student debt cancellation, as do a majority (58 percent) of independents,\u201d a summary of the finding reads. \u201cHowever, Republicans oppose about 2 to 1, with 63 percent opposed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA majority (56 percent) of Democrats would continue to support student debt cancellation even if it raised taxes,\u201d it continued. \u201cBut Democrats turn against forgiving<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A majority of Americans would oppose President Joe Biden\u2019s plan to \u201cforgive\u201d billions of dollars of federal student loan debt if it led to higher taxes, according to a recent poll. 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