So the post I responded to wasn't about "debt relief" per se. It was hisridiculous assertion that Biden is left wing. If Biden was "left wing" he wouldn't be dragged by pro-Paletinian voters in a state like MI and would clearly be leading further in MI. I do believe that ultimately people on the left who view Biden as too centrist will hold their nose and vote for him because as bad as they might think Biden is (for in their opinion enabling BiBi) Trump would be far worse.
A two party solution is not really an alternative as far as Trump's rabidly pro-Zionist Evangelical base is concerned.It's not that they love Jews, and they certainly wouldn't want their kids to marry someone who is Jewish. But they believe Israel is a vital cog in the summoning of the "last days" and a significant number of them are apocalyptic.
But again the post was set to refute his false equation of Biden with "leftism". And to do that I used the issue of student debt as an example where (imho) the majority of this board is seemingly out of step with the rest of the country. So I googled "student debt polling" and came up with the most recent example, the poll cited by the CNBC article. Again most people on the left would likely argue that CNBC is sort of center-right, with their focus on business...
If I had found polls showing the opposite I would not only have not posted them, but I wouldn't make the point I made in the first place. I don't just post opinions as facts, and I certainly would not claim the opposite of what the evidence I found shows.
And it's not like this poll is an outlier.The CNBC article provided a link back to an earlier article discussing a MC/Politico poll prior to the start of the GOP Primaries which basically found similar results...
"Outstanding student loan debt in the U.S. exceeds
$1.6 trillion, and burdens Americans more than credit card or auto loan debt. The average loan balance at graduation has tripled since the 1990s to $30,000 from $10,000. Additionally, about 7% of student loan borrowers are now more than $100,000 in debt.
Voters support forgiving at least some student loan debt by a 2-to-1 margin,
according to a Politico/Morning Consult poll. Less than a third oppose the policy."
Neither poll was by CNBC, they just reported the results. One thing I'd say is if the majority of Americans were in line with what appears to be the majority of views on this board on various issues (like student debt relief) I don't think Biden would be advocating for them. A bunch of 50 yr old white men in Congress (at least the House) don't feel that paid child care is a pressing issue. Their kids are grown,they're basically all rich. But that doesn't mean it's not an issue many American voters place a great deal of emphasis on...
In response to the urgency of the nation’s child care crisis—with federal child care stabilization funds expiring, creating a child care cliff putting at
tcf.org
I'd say that's a popular issue with Dems and Independents. So it's an issue Biden is at least trying to address...
Many families that receive government assistance for child care still pay a lot out-of-pocket. A new Biden administration rule will lower those costs and improve payments to day care providers.
19thnews.org
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