Maybe something will happen this year to help people who just can't pay their student loans.
The bankruptcy law now says student loans can be cleared only in cases of “undue hardship.” Over the years the courts have said “undue hardship” basically means paralyzed, never work again. There's no chance Congress will change that this year. In our current political environment, support for bi-partisan cooperation often leads to defeat in the next primary. But there's one thing Joe Biden can do on his own. Right now government lawyers, the U.S. Department of Justice, g
