Student loan debt

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6. You are correct. The underlying issues still haven't been addressed.

One of the worst issues ([link:https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-grads-jobs-underemployed/|): half of college degree holders don't end up with jobs that require degrees. I understand that lots of people - lovers of knowledge - pursue degrees with no expectation that it will result in a related career, but certainly not half of the people who go to college. This doesn't even count all the people who enroll, rack up considerable debt, and drop out without a degree. Many young people (and possibly their parents) have very unrealistic ideas about the financial benefits of a college degree.

A few decades ago, going to college was a no-brainer. The cost was reasonable enough, and a much smaller percentage of the population had a degree, so that almost any degree was impressive to an employer. Today, the number of degree-holders has exceeded the demand, so the value of a degree has been substantially diminished.