profound statement of the week

From Mr. Wapiti:

The impact of college on family formation and permanence can not be overstated.

Read more here. Those few words capture a lot of problems around us. The astronomical cost of college these days, and its tendency to linger in one's financial straits long after it's over, all but destroys the once-common practice of getting married and starting a traditional family (by that, I mean multiple kids and a stay-at-home mom) at a young age. Should the resultant declining birth rates and moral vacuum surprise anyone? Nope. And a much-needed popping of the college bubble won't fix any of those bigger problems.