Originally Posted by JonLaw
Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
Is this very bad?

Or merely moderately so?

Oh, it's good.

This means that the state will make sure that your children support you in your old age so you don't have to worry about saving for retirement.

Another problem solved.

Hey, I get it!

So, say you have three kids and they all need student loans. One of them is disabled at age 25 or so and can't pay off the loans. Mom and Dad get to pay them off.

But then Mom can't afford nursing home care for dad when he's 77 because they had to pay off $50,000 in loans plus interest.

It's okay because the state of PA can go after the kids and make them pay the bills.

What a wonderful circle of debt serfs!