So far the arguments that this is not a problem center around personal anecdata as evidence that it's possible to graduate from college without mountains of debt. Nobody is arguing against possibility. But it's also possible:

- To drive cross-country on three hours' sleep
- Try cigarettes several times without becoming addicted
- Land a 1080 fakie-grab cleanly your first time on a snowboard

However, whether something is possible, and whether something is likely to produce positive results in most cases, are completely different questions.

The responses are also quite myopic, since they're focused primarily on individual outcomes, and completely ignore the big picture - if a country is squandering intellectual capital by constantly raising the bar for success, it can expect to find itself a global trailer in innovation, economy, and military capability in very short order.

But we'll have really great plumbing.