Five Americans on what $50K of federal student loan forgiveness would mean to them – NBC News

Around 43 million Americans owe $1.5 trillion in federal student loan debt, an enormous number with broad economic implications. Student debt has been shown to hamper small-business growth, prevent young families from buying homes, delay marriages and inhibit people from saving for retirement. Emotionally, too, the effects are wide-ranging. A 2017 study showed students with…