How would you solve the student debt crisis?

[dead0man]

First, it's not a crisis.  Second, I would stop telling kids that college is the best thing to do after High School for everybody.  Third, I would encourage kids going to college to NOT take out excessive loans.  You can be poor and graduate college without stupid amounts of debt.  People do it all the time.  Yeah, it will be harder and maybe longer.  So?  Will it be harder than making loan payments for the next 30 years?  Probably not.

[dead0man]

I'm totally not understanding the logic behind the "forgive all the debt" idea.  How is that fair?  The poor people that worked their way through school (like one should if they don't have the money) get nothing and the lazy layabouts get a hand out?

[dead0man]

Excellent posts Averroës.  Thank you.

[dead0man]

The three CCs I attended were all fine institutions.  LCCC (metro St Louis), CC of the Air Force (a CC in name only) and Metro CC (Omaha).

[dead0man]

What makes you think a kid that dropped out of Community College would do better at four year school?  I agree the 12% number sucks, but I don't see how it would be any better if they started at a 4 year school instead of a CC.  It's a different type of person that goes to CC instead of a Uni.

[dead0man]

but what about poor people that want to learn about Incan pottery?