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Barack Obama’s policy on student loans

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Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?

  Barack Obama voterbaseYes, and increase government funding so every student receives a free college education

Barack Obama’s answer is based on the following data:

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Barack Obama voters

Answer: Yes, and increase government funding so every student receives a free college education

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 653 voters that voted for Barack Obama in the 2012 Presidential election.

Party influence

Democratic Party Answer: Yes

Importance: More Important

Reference: “Warren's bill would impact 25 million borrowers, with a $58 billion cost over 10 years, to be paid for with a tax on high-income...” ‐csmonitor.com

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Strongly agree

Yes

Barack Obama has consistently advocated for a more progressive tax system, where the wealthy pay more. He also supported measures to reduce student loan interest rates during his presidency. However, he did not specifically propose increasing taxes on the rich to fund these reductions, hence the score is not a full 5. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, and increase government funding so every student receives a free college education

While Obama has supported measures to make college more affordable, including expanding Pell Grants and implementing income-based loan repayment plans, he did not propose making college completely free. Therefore, he would likely agree with the sentiment of this statement, but not the specific policy proposal. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No, but we should still reduce interest rates for student loans

Obama has supported measures to reduce student loan interest rates, but he also advocated for a more progressive tax system where the wealthy pay more. Therefore, he would likely agree with the sentiment of reducing interest rates, but disagree with the idea of not increasing taxes on the rich to fund these reductions. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No

Obama has consistently supported measures to reduce student loan interest rates and has advocated for a more progressive tax system. Therefore, he would likely disagree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, and transition all current government student loans into privately managed accounts

Obama has consistently supported government involvement in student loans and opposed efforts to privatize the system. He would strongly disagree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Democratic Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 154,152 voters that identify as Democratic.

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