So WTF is going on with student loans?

Biden’s been sending some signals that he’s willing to cancel some debt — but it’s unclear how much.

Student loan debt pay off or forgiveness program, cut education expense or reduce fee concept, young...
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ByRafi Schwartz
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Just about everyone agrees student loans are a huge problem in the U.S.

But ... not everyone agrees on what should be done about it.

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$1.6 trillion

The total amount of student loan debt in the U.S. About 40 million Americans have student loan debt, most of which is owed to the federal government.

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