The linked article shows no such thing as "state funding for higher education monotonically decreasing since the 80s". Figure 7 only shows share of state fundin

The linked article shows no such thing as "state funding for higher education monotonically decreasing since the 80s". Figure 7 only shows share of state funding decreasing. Note that this can happen if tuition is increasing faster than state funding, even if state funding increases or stays the same. Figure 7's source is State Higher Education Executive Officers Association, so let's get the report directly from the source. Here is the latest report: http://www.sheeo.org/sites/default/files/project-files/SHEF%20FY%202014-20150410.pdf http://www.sheeo.org/sites/default/files/project-files/SHEF%.... Figure 2 shows inflation adjusted, per student state funding peaked in 2001 rather than monotonically decreasing since the 80s.