U.S. Stepping Up Enforcement on Delinquent Student Loans
Disclosure: I work as a blue-collar engine mechanic.  Ive never been to college.<p>That having been said, im familiar with debt after the 2008 housing collapse.  I lost my truck and my trailer home, partly because of a shady home loan and partly because well, my employer went out of business.  That having been said it was relatively easy to discharge these debts.  the bank wasnt too upset about the home and offered to help me restructure payments, which I agreed to until I found someone else to buy it from me.  The truck I sold back to the dealership...which incidentally also went bankrupt, but they were easy to work with.<p>I know people in this town with student loans that show up at the local watering hole every week and count their beers in dollars and their tips in change.  One of them got her license revoked because she wasnt able to make student loan payments, and had to move back in with her folks.  Because she has outstanding student loan debt, she cant qualify for section 8 housing or food stamps.  Even her family gets harassing calls about the money she cant pay back fast enough.<p>She is a biologist, but all of her money goes straight to the loans.  it has for 9 years now.<p>Why is it I can ditch close to 90 grand in loans lickety-split but students cant?  how is education any different?