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Re:I killed my teenager’s fancy college dreams by brandonmenc on Friday December 27, 2019 @05:22PM (#21895253)
> Just say you won’t pay for it.

And?

There are plenty of banks and government agencies more than willing to let a 17 year old sign up for a crushing student loan.

> Show them the numbers, what it costs, what it pays

Most 17 year olds are incapable of making a good decision even with this information.

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Re:I killed my teenager’s fancy college dreams by drivebycomment on Friday December 27, 2019 @08:42PM (#21896469)
And, given how many parents let their kids ruin the beginning of life with mountains of student loan, apparently, many parents are also clearly incapable of making a good decision with that information.
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