Correct me if I am wrong but if you work for the feds for 10 years and make 10 years of payments, you can apply to have your federal loans forgiven.
For those who are anti-forgiveness, do you want to cancel this policy?
Interesting perspective from this article about how much more of a burden the cost of education is now compared to 30 years ago
http://graphics.wsj.com/marketwatch/college-debt-now-and-then/?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D61736770465453411501234938242485187284|MCORGID%3DCB68E4BA55144CAA0A4C98A5%40AdobeOrg|TS%3D1607702210