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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]etc are worthless. I think we should teach kids to aspire to get as much formal education as possible.[/quote]

I dislike the fact that pursuing as much formal education as possible saddles kids with tens - if not hundreds - of thousands of dollars worth of debt.[/quote]

The fact that universities and lenders have conspired to mortgage the futures of others has no bearing on the inestimable value of education, even for people who make their living in skilled trades or other pursuits not typically thought of as “requiring” a degree. The problem isn’t pursuing education, it’s the anticompetitive and exploitative policies of the “education” establishment, including the government. Prior to the advent of the student loan industry (which initially opened doors to enormous social and economic advancement for students) it was possible for a self-supporting student to work their way at least in large part at least through a state university without loans. There is no reason that should not still be the case.  One place to start a reform would be with truth in pricing, instead of the present “black box” where the list prices typically have nothing to do with actual cost of attendance and “aid” in many cases is nothing but a discount from a deceptively quoted number. [/quote]

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