Calling university tuition what it currently, unequivocally is... overpriced... is certainly not "kicking education to the curb." I'm all for education, but I'm not going to bankrupt my family to provide it. That would be stupid, with or without a degree.
I am not arguing your point. I simply stated the facts on state funding for higher education. I simply offered up the biggest reason that tuition has risen so dramatically. In some cases, state support has gone from more than 80% at public institutions to less than 20%, and every year the support continues to erode. Welfare, not education, is the progressive king.
Club Ed is now a resort business.