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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll be the guy who supports the OP's side.

If you are a parent who can afford to pay for your child's education but chooses not to, you are a shitty person and a bad parent.[/quote]
We can afford to pay for any college in full. I have one in college, at a private school - it is paid for by a combination academic scholarship, college fund, student loans and cash. She is also working 2 jobs. She pays for her books and living expenses with her jobs. It is a bit of a tough road from time to time but I do think it important that she understands the importance of her education and feels "ownership" in providing for it as an adult - because that's what she is, an adult. We anticipate the debt she graduates with to be less than $15K. I agree that contributing nothing to a kid's education when you can more than afford to do so is unfortunate, but I think there is *immense* value in making sure the kids have skin in the game. [/quote]

my parents paid for college & grad school (both state schools) for both me and my sibling. We only had summer jobs and didn't work during the year. i can tell you that we are both immensely grateful for what our parents did for us. We worked hard in school, and continue to have strong work ethics to this day. I think there is a myth that kids will be entitled, will not work hard, or whatever if parents pay 100%, but that was not the case for us at all. I definitely felt "ownership" of my education and did not want to waste my parents' money or my time. [/quote]

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