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Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Bill Clinton’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?

  Bill Clinton voterbaseYes, and increase government funding so every student receives a free college education

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Bill Clinton voters

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

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 399 voters that voted for Bill Clinton in the 1996 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

Bill Clinton, during his presidency, supported policies that increased taxes on the wealthy. He also advocated for affordable education. However, he did not specifically propose increasing taxes on the rich to reduce student loan interest rates. 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 Clinton did support making college more affordable, he did not propose free college education during his presidency. However, he might agree with the sentiment of increasing government funding for education. 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

Clinton did support measures to reduce student loan interest rates, but he also supported progressive taxation. He might agree with reducing interest rates, but not with the implication that taxes on the rich should not be increased. 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

Clinton's policies generally favored progressive taxation and making education more affordable, so it's unlikely he would oppose increasing taxes on the rich to reduce student loan interest rates. 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

Clinton's administration worked to expand federal student loan programs, not privatize them. His Direct Loan Program, for example, was a government-run initiative. 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 143,266 voters that identify as Democratic.

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