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Originally Posted by Ark2
The big thing is, kids need to start saving money before they go to University. Things are pretty manageable when you've got a decent chunk of money sitting in your savings account but I knew lots of kids in high school that either spent their pay cheques as soon as they got them (on some very none essential things, btw) or didn't even bother getting a part time job. Frankly, I have no sympathy for these people and I don't see how it is everyone else's responsibility to make sure that they get to go to university.
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This probably true, but I don't think you make your policies based on what people "should do," you base them on what people do because people generally don't change. And I agree that people should try to hold down part time jobs, but it can be tricky to maintain a high GPA on a full course load and work 20 hours/week. You also have to take into account single parents trying to pursue post-secondary (yes I know there are assistance programs for them) and the fact that it's not always possible to find part-time work.
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At any rate, I've heard that in countries where post secondary education is paid for by the government, they don't even see significant increases in attendance, so what are we really accomplishing here?
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I think having less personal debt in a country is always a good thing.