One-time presidential pardon will not do much to alleviate student debt crisis, economists say. These changes may be a better solution

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52% : That's as more than 40 million people hold $1.7 trillion in student loan debt.
45% : Student loans provided by the government similarly place an undue burden on younger Americans, he said.
44% : Government programs like Social Security and Medicare take from younger generations and give to the older cohorts while running huge deficits, Kotlikoff said.

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