Never said kids shouldn't help pay for their college. However, part-time jobs don't pay 10 - 15 times what they did 25 years ago whereas college today costs 10 - 15 times what it did back then. It's simply a lot tougher today than when I was a kid.
Today there is a lot more assistance and scholarships that buffer, which we didn't have. I don't know about you but I paid 100% except for a department 100 dollar scholarship that was given to me without even asking for.