June 24 (UPI) -- In perhaps the boldest plan yet on tackling college debt, 2020 Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders unveiled a plan Monday to wipe out all $1.6 trillion in college student debt, regardless of income status.
Under Sanders' plan, new taxes on Wall Street would pay off student debt. The self-described socialist-Democrat brought the issue of college-debt and tuition-free higher education to the forefront during his 2016 presidential campaign. This year, he, candidate Elizabeth Warren and others are introducing their own plans to address the issue.