Everyone who wants to participate in the system is eligible to apply, and most applicants who agree to abide by the program rules are accepted. Family income is not considered in determining eligibility. In fact, those with higher family incomes are much more likely to apply for and be accepted into this program than those with lower family incomes. You do not have to move. Your state offers the same program - and you may have received benefits already.
Few people view public higher education as a welfare program.
At first, it seems outrageous to criticize something as imbedded in the fabric of American life as higher education. People understood that everyone usually benefits when more people gain more knowledge. A more educated society, the argument goes, translates into better civic decisions, better election results, and a more highly skilled work force - all factors that improve quality of life and positively affect the lives of every resident of a particular state. The analysis must not stop there, however. The state higher education system is a collectivist system.