Opinion: How to fix the student debt problem

Even if you’ve paid only moderate attention to the 2020 presidential race, you’ve likely noticed how frequently the candidates discuss the joint issues of out-of-control student loan debt and the ballooning cost of college. Whereas before these issues remained relegated to the sidelines of the national political scene, they have now come front-and-center. That change is easy to understand when you look at the numbers. Outstanding student loan debt in the U.S. sits at $1.64 trillion, making…