Mike Marlow wrote:
Bill wrote:


They do form an interesting part of the supply-demand equation. Cutting to
the chase, if you remove student loans you'll have fewer
colleges and fewer college students.

And fewer people who will spend half of their earning career, paying off
student loans.

As has been mentioned, consumers have the ultimate responsbility.
Obvously, not all consumers make decisions which are in their long term
best interests. Probably some of their parents didn't either. At least
the USA is a country where people are free to choose.