Darity also tweeted, “One of the key problems with the claim that student debt cancellation will close the racial wealth gap is the broader implied assumption that B/W differences in wealth are driven by debt. “One of the key problems with the claim that student debt cancellation will close the racial wealth gap is the broader implied assumption that B/W differences in wealth are driven by debt. One of the key problems with the claim that student debt cancellation will close the racial wealth gap is the broader implied assumption that B/W differences in wealth are driven by debt.