> is it fair to ask "children, 17, 18 or 19 years old, to try and assess how much of a student loan debt burden they can handle I don't know about you, but I d

> is it fair to ask "children, 17, 18 or 19 years old, to try and assess how much of a student loan debt burden they can handle I don't know about you, but I discussed that question off and on throughout high school with my parents while deciding where to apply for college. It's not like it was a surprise one morning where I had to decide with no time to prepare or ask someone more experienced about.