The amount of debt I owe in student loans — about $100,000 — is more than I make in a given year. This ruinous struggle has been essentially meaningless: I now owe more than what I started out owing, not unlike my parents with their mortgage. My parents, as predicted, did not find new jobs in Michigan, and they attended my N.Y.U. “There is no problem we face here in America or around the world that will not yield to human effort,” she said. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook and Twitter (@NYTopinion), and sign up for the Opinion Today newsletter.

Source: New York Times September 15, 2018 18:33 UTC