Last week, the Biden Administration approved canceling $1.2 billion in student debt. This brings to $138 billion the total student debt cancellation in his administration. Student loan debt is the second largest debt Americans have - after mortgages. WUGA’s Allison Salerno takes a look at the mental toll student debt takes on young adults through the eyes of two University of Georgia professors - one who carries debt and the other who studies it.
Warning; this story discusses suicidal thoughts and feelings.
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