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Re:U.S. To Forgive at Least $108B in Student Debt in Coming ... by pwthornton on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @09:15AM (#13070834)
No, you're missing a key point: In-state tuition has sky rocketed because states have drastically cut funding. People who went to state school 30 years ago went to schools that were much better funded by their states.
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Re:U.S. To Forgive at Least $108B in Student Debt in Coming ... by maxerickson on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @09:25AM (#13070926)
Yeah I just looked at a couple of nearby state schools that are rated 'selective' by US News (that means they aren't very selective) and tuition is roughly $10,000 per year.
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Re:U.S. To Forgive at Least $108B in Student Debt in Coming ... by noobermin on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @09:47AM (#13071127)
I've heard this a lot but do you have a citation for this? I'm actually open to believing this but I want a link.
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Re:U.S. To Forgive at Least $108B in Student Debt in Coming ... by WkndTriathlete on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @09:57AM (#13071217)
FiveThirtyEight had a nice piece on exactly this recently.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fancy-dorms-arent-the-ma...

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Re:U.S. To Forgive at Least $108B in Student Debt in Coming ... by pwthornton on Wednesday November 30, 2016 @10:04AM (#13071274)
I'll need some more time to find a great link, but there are a lot when you go state by state. Some states have done a much better job of keeping tuition relatively affordable.

Here is one link: http://www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/funding-do...

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