Not exact matches
Observers worry that Cuomo will further
burden the MTA, which already suffers from a near -
crippling amount of
debt, with yet more of it.
But had this opportunity come late in his first postdoc year or early in his second, when his undischarged obligation would have amounted to tens of thousands of dollars, he would have had to choose between losing a potentially life - changing career opportunity and adding a
crippling burden to the undergraduate student
debt he already owed.
Many people do get help from their parents — after all, many of us are dealing with
crippling student
debt or other financial
burdens that make it difficult to amass the cash needed for a down payment.
During tough economic times, a heavy
debt burden can be
crippling because bank lending dries up.
Being
burdened with a
debt that you don't think you can ever repay is
crippling.