Something that really irks me is parents who have 18 years to figure out how to pay for their child`s college education, then when the time comes, expect the state, government, or some kind of hand-out to foot the bill for tuition. I think it is great if the student can pay his own way, but that is not always possible. It should be the primary responsibility of the parents. I know many working couples who earn great incomes but can`t find the money for college without begging and borrowing. They have lived the past 18 years in fine style, nice house, expensive vehicles, boats, vacations, but put away nothing for the child`s education. When the time comes for junior to go to college, all you hear is poor-mouthing. We have always lived well within our means and saved for our kids` education, don`t want a handout from anybody. It is also comforting knowing our second child, like the first, will graduate and enter the job market without being burdened with making student loan payments. Under normal circumstances, college costs should be the primary responsibility of the parents. Don`t you agree?

College cost used to be totally free in this country. But the government can no longer afford to keep paying for tuition fees for students so we are going the American way where we will soon have to start paying.
I agree that if parents can afford to put aside money for college, that should be a priority.

There are lots of people who can't afford to pay though. I can't help thinking of personal experiences when I think about the way the college fees will work in the UK soon. My dad came from a very poverty-stricken family. He realised that a way out of poverty was to get an education, so he worked hard in school and went on to college. In his day, he was funded by the Government for all fees and had a grant to live on throughout his course. All students did, regardless of their background. It will be impossible for some to be able to do as my father did in the future.

Too many people are busy popping out kids to think about college. they will just raise a second generation of idiots... yay humanity!

Maybe they remember that their college days were nothing but a sex-orgy-keg-party and can't see paying these outrageous college costs just for that. ;)

College costs for University of Connecticut is $12K for residents and $20K for non-residents.

Costs for one year at Harvard is about $38K.

When I attended University of Connecticut it was much cheaper and I got a Bachelor of Arts degree in English which is worthless in the job market. Since my father was a professor at a nearby college, I got the tuition costs waived so I took some more classes and got a Bachelor of Science in Accounting for basically no cost. I think there would be more people getting degrees if the the costs were not so outrageous. If the colleges aren't forced to stop conspiring to raise costs by the government, insurance companies should be forced to have policies to cover young people interested in so-called academic achievement. It was a party to me, not academics; except for the Accounting.

College isn't a right. I'm tired of trust fund babies and other children of privilege being handed everything, squandering 4, maybe 5 years in college, while the rest of us have to bust our asses to get an education. I paid for my entire college degree at a private women's college myself, debt I'm still paying off right now. Students should be realistic in their majors and think about either committing to graduate school or to a career afterward.

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I agree parents should really plan out there children's college fund. I had to take out many student loans (http://www.Imadumbassspammer.com/) to cover my college costs. The government can't pay for everything unless you qualify. I just recently took out my third student loan to help pay the remainder of my college education. I hope something can be done to lower school and tuition costs for the millions of us in debt.
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Not everyone who has children can pay for college, and that doesn't mean that they have no right to be parents.

One medical crisis can bankrupt almost ANYONE, believe me. I had a child in intensive care for 16 days, and it was almost 100,000 bucks, which my insurance company denied, regardless of the outrageous premiums I was paying them.


They did settle for 11,000, but it took three years, and in the meantime, my credit was ruined. Bye bye nest egg.

So, we can never prejudge why any given person is in any given circumstance. In life, anything can happen at any time, and every moment is a blessing.

Personally, although a college degree will basically double earning power when it comes to working for someone else, and is a great thing to have, it doesn't really matter all that much when it comes to starting a business, which is how most of the wealthy make their money. Less than 10% of today's American millionaires inherited their money. The vast majority have taken risks and earned it.

The wealthiest people I personally know never went to college; not one of them. One in particular has an 8th grade education, but he has an incredible knack for buying and selling real estate, and knowing what's worth buying. he's worth well over 20 million, and growing. He's 55. he was a plumber by trade. It really boils down to desire, drive and tenacity.


So, the lack of college does not equal poverty by any means. Also, kids who pay their own way through college are far more likely to do well, rather than waste someone else's hard earned money to screw around for a few years.