SCIENCE said:

OK

The couple live in a two-bedroom apartment a short walk from Valentina’s daycare centre. Child care alone costs them $US2,000 a month, and that’s after they have secured a discount. Despite earning a combined $US250,000 a year, they say there is little left in the bank at the end of each month. “After rent, day care, I still have student loans, our regular bills, groceries, car — it all adds up and then we’re left with nothing,” Mallorie says.

sure

OK

I imagine something helpful the US could do is waive student loans.
Or the government pays them off