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Re:Soaring Student Debt Prompts Calls for Relief by beachstartup on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @06:34PM (#12492807)
> Compared to Europe the education system in the US looks like a system that is trying to get as much money out of young adults as possible rather than getting as many people as possible an affordable education.

the private college system is what you are describing.

the community college and public university system does exactly that, but nobody talks about it, because it's un-glamorous and un-dramatic.

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Re:Soaring Student Debt Prompts Calls for Relief by Blackthorn on Tuesday September 13, 2016 @11:34PM (#12494082)
Let's not pretend public universities are low-cost options now. Their cost has ballooned along with private universities.
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