Yes, student loans are a disaster in this country, but of all things.. nursing is used as the example here? Nursing is one of the easier ways to get value out

Yes, student loans are a disaster in this country, but of all things.. nursing is used as the example here? Nursing is one of the easier ways to get value out of an education. A fresh graduate with a 4 year BSN can make ~70K to start, and nearly every major metro has an affordable community college nursing program. This isn't underwater basket weaving here, this is a very marketable skill that requires a fairly low cost (compared to many fields) amount of schooling. The article also states the program is in fact successful at getting people to repay loans, and that people truly unable to pay simply had to enter into a payment arrangement to get their licenses reinstated. This sounds more like people flat out not paying their loans, more than being unable to because of a predatory student loan culture. It's the exact same thing they do to child support non-payers in most states, and it works because the reality is rarely true inability to pay - and when it is, the states are generally sane about it and have programs to accommodate. Pitchforks are coming out way too fast about this, I think.