The reason for the increase in tuition over inflation is because of the decrease in funding per student by the government. The gap that tuition is trying to ov

The reason for the increase in tuition over inflation is because of the decrease in funding per student by the government. The gap that tuition is trying to overcome is twofold. It seeks to overcome inflationary adjustments and adjustments to the decrease in funding per student. Higher education should not be free but should not be an undue burden on students. It's in society's long term interest to make higher education affordable. Your last paragraph is not justified by anything that I have written.