Originally Posted by La Texican
There is the quiestion of what to do when they graduate but are still too young to work. Travel? Video games? Can't drive to the mall. Oh well, everyone's life is complicated. That's life.

I think the case of a college or even HS graduate being too young to work would be very unusual. Even a 12 year old could make stuff and sell it on ebay. Or teach siblings. Or mow lawns. Or be a mother's helper. It might not be stimulating, but that brings me back to the point I tried to make earlier in the thread - there's a big difference between being forced to do work that is pointless and boring when you are supposed to be receiving a service, and doing something boring but valued by someone else.