re: I could consider a LIMITED student loan relief program, under one condition: Fix it.

I am not opposed to capping interest rates/eliminating compound interest for federally backed loans. Government programs shouldn't need 5%+ to cover their administrative costs.

You can already deduct up to $2,500 in student loan interest on your taxes though, so it's not as big of an issue for the debtor as one might think at first glance.