Warren said on Tuesday that her student debt plan included income limits because it’s meant to be targeted “directly at bringing down the black-white wealth gap in America.”
“The numbers we picked are the numbers that do that best,” she said. “They give the maximum help to the people who will help close that black-white wealth gap.”
Clyburn also rejected a more universal approach, saying he opposed the idea of “opening the door and saying, ‘Everybody, you’re free to come in,’” when the plan is meant to address racial wealth gaps created by years of discrimination.
“I get a little bit concerned when I see attempts being made to address a specific issue and the attempts get diluted by bringing everyone into the process,”