the rich Chinese, and have a padded pension for life, You are the enemy and work for the other side along side the bankers and Corporate Canada, to keep the status-quo. Online schools are fast becoming the only choice for a vast sector of society, that can no longer afford the tuition, and the frills such as food and shelter, The public education systems, can take a seat on the same stage as the bankers, for having education policies that promotes and screams inequality, discrimination and reinforces the class structures of society. Funny thing Doug, state colleges and universities the average costs are $35,000. including room and board. Harvard and other ivy-league schools, are at the $50,000 mark including room and board. Health insurance and the extras are more. In Canada, tuition, room and board, can run as low as $15,000 not including such frills, as pocket money, to $35,000. In Canada, they love to nickle and dime students, as well as over charging when it comes to books. So much for public funding, and where the private ivy-leagues and Phoenix seems to stretch the dollar a little further than the colleges and universities that has public funding. Right now we are educating people so that most of the clerks at Home Depot will have a BA. I agree with making post sec. education less expensive to the point of free tuition and beyond, living allowances for poorer kids. The fact is well educated people without jobs become very angry