Your point is exactly what the article I linked to stated. My original response was to Cantoperate who stated that everyone of the left says that no one can afford to go to college. The truth is that most can't and no one on the left ever said " no one" can afford it (quoting Cantoperate).  I never gave an opinion on how to fix it or what the root of the problem was (even though the Forbes article does a great job explaining it). Universities are seeing a huge influx of money they aren't accountable for and have jacked up prices. Not unlike the days of the $100 hammer for the military in the 80's. Why does everything have to be so devisive? It's not a left/right issue. Fingers are to be pointed on both sides. Helping students with grants was good. Colleges that started using conservative business principals and getting greedy for profits jacked prices. We all lose. Like I stated, not disagreeing in principal, just with Cantoperate's whining.