Biden White House Slapped for ‘Snappy Comparison’: ‘Apples and Oranges’
Officials in the Biden White House are being called out for a comparison they have deployed to defend the decision to cancel student loan debt for millions of Americans. The White House Twitter account shared a graphic…
Officials in the Biden White House are being called out for a comparison they have deployed to defend the decision to cancel student loan debt for millions of Americans.
The White House Twitter account shared a graphic on Sunday with the caption, “The numbers speak for themselves.”
“Nearly 90% of student loan debt relief will go to borrowers earning less than $75,000,” the graphic stated, adding, “85% of the congressional Republicans’ tax cut went to taxpayers earning more than $75,000.”
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In an article published Tuesday, Glenn Kessler, The Washington Post’s fact-checker, noted that the White House has stated the bulk of the benefits of student debt relief will go to Americans who make less than $75,000 a year — even though the income cap for individuals to qualify is $125,000 or $250,000 for households.
“In this tweet, the White House contrasts its plan with the across-the-board tax cut passed by Republicans in 2017. The suggestion is that President Biden’s plan is targeted directly at the middle class, in contrast to a GOP tax plan that supposedly showered money on the wealthy,” Kessler writes.