You can get out of credit card debt via Chapter 11. Student loan debt is with you for life.
Even if the career you chose suddenly decides to move all the jobs in the field to India, and the only thing you can get is flipping burgers... They'll come take it out of your paycheck.
If the "leaders" of our economy want to get some stimulus that will help - student debt relief for those who's jobs have moved overseas is probably a *GREAT* start.