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Originally posted by Not Me
The other thing that people in this state have to accept is that they have enjoyed practically free high quality universities and the state can no longer afford that. Students in most other states pay a much larger share of their tuition. These students figure out a way to do it, even in states with lower average and median incomes.
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That's because low in-state tuition only benefits the wealthiest families. Financial aid is based upon ability to pay. In theory, at least, if one can afford $1500 a year in tuition, that is what one pays whether one goes to Stanford or Cal or some community college, unless of course, the amount of tuition is actually less. So if one pays less than full tuition now, in theory a tuition hike doesn't impact one at all. In reality, the impact varies much by state and how they calcualte financial need. So a tuition hike only impacts those who can afford to pay more. I say go for it.
