It’s not the kids so much as their parents.
You’re assuming that everyone who goes to college has mountains of debt. No, that’s for people who haven’t planned well and don’t have qualms about letting their children attend an unaffordable university.
Many of us corral our kids in and tell them: “this is what we can afford”.
@collegenut231, plan your time wisely by going to CC, then transferring to an affordable instate public. Lots of students do this and you can too.
Left wing? It’s obvious that you don’t know how diverse the college and university campuses are; go visit one and experience what i am speaking of. Everyone does their own thing. People respect each other with the “you do you” philosophy and no one bothers you or is disrespectful of your opinion- these are actual grown ups.