Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost

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12. Yes indeed and it is a rational conclusion given the current

state of affairs for costs. It would shock a great many people to realize that many students who are even maxing out their student loans and other financial aid are living in food insecurity. Part time jobs are not always plentiful enough in concentrated campus area environments. Even for various "staff" at universities there can be food insecurity because many are under a compensation structure that is inadequate. So yes, as I have noted in previous posts during the SNAP suspension, many universities have had food banks on campus for a long time prior to the recent SNAP interruption.

So the scenario we observe is a student going into debt for perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay the university but spending their time at the university wondering if they can eat and hoping for charitable kindness from others. So the idea that young people are waking up to the fact that making the supposed bargain of "mountains of debt in exchange for the piece of paper" and "hope you can find a job" all while going hungry is not a bargain at all considering the ample evidence in front of them of students graduating with that debt and not able to find a job in their field and then working retail or fast food and trying to deal with the mountain of debt.