All student debt in the US, visualized

What if all of this debt was canceled? This is what that would look like. Become a Video Lab member! Student loan debt has increased exponentially in the past few decades. So now, some Democratic presidential candidates propose canceling those debts — all $1.6 trillion of it. But is this a good idea? Who exactly does it benefit? For more on student loan debt, read this Vox explainer on Elizabeth Warren’s plan: