How To Discharge Student Debt: A Look At The Brunner Test

By Steven Werth ( June 11, 2019, 3:03 PM EDT) -- We may fondly remember 2019 as the last year in which American student loan debt totaled less than $2 trillion. This issue is increasingly part of the American national discussion. It will be a talking point during the 2020 U. S. presidential election. Some candidates have already proposed solutions, ranging from free secondary education to wholesale elimination of the debt. . . .

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