The problem with the idea that everyone should go to college is the same as the problem with the idea of everyone should be a homeowner in 2017. We make it *possible* for everyone, measure enrollment/ownership, but individuals are left to deal with the consequences individually.
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We enable it under faulty assumptions: that home prices always go up and that a college education always provides a better career. Both of those assumptions, we now know, are objectively false.
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And behind the scenes making sure that literally 100% of people qualify for loans for x does nothing more than make the price of x skyrocket, effectively screwing the people we wanted to help.
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Am writing a trilogy about how student loans affect decision making. Many people feel strongly about this subject: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01JGV7GWI/ref=series_rw_dp_sw …
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Don't you think its also the persons fault fora asking for a loan they can't afford.
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