I am always banging the &quot;student loan debt is a big anchor holding the economy down&quot; drum, and so this latest bit is especially disappointing for me.<p>The man in the article is retirement age, unemployed, and STILL cannot discharge his (ballooning out of control) student loan debt via bankruptcy or otherwise. The government is fighting to make this harder-- fighting to protect the funneling of the young generation&#x27;s wealth directly to those who have far too much already.