[scottmandue]

IMHO student loans are the next real estate bubble...

We are starting a whole generation off with humongous debt, that is no way to start a new life.

And what of the kids who don't get jobs and will have to default on their loans (more lives ruined)?

And don't give me that "oh some kids just need to go to trade school"... do you want YOUR kid to grow up to be a blue collar worker? We all complain about the dumbing down of America but then we talk of taking away their education?

AND 100 years ago college was not just a road to a big buck career... it was about educating people and making them a well rounded member of society... not to mention college teaches a bunch of intangibles such as interacting with other students (teamwork) and interacting with professors (authority) and learning life skill (living on your own after leaving home).

The banks are screwing our future (again) and we all have our heads in the sand.

Rant over... carry on!