What would be the problem with paying back student loan debt if you have a regular income? Like, I understand that it would be difficult to pay back student loans if you can't find a job after college. But if you do find a steady job it doesn't seem that hard. It might take a long time but what would be the problem if you're making a regular income? It took me 13 years to pay mine back on a teachers salary (my first teaching job was in western ks and started at 32K). I guess I'm asking if this is really a problem with the job market and not specifically with student loan debt?
Were you single when you started paying that debt off, kids? $32,000 dollars a year in western Kansas is frankly a lot of money, especially for a single person, especially a decade or so, but I'm guessing you're even older than that. Most Americans, especially millennials with college loan debt, don't live where they can be comfortable with $32,000. With the COVID crisis, this is even worse. If he's going to do this, it really needs to happen soon.