Yeah this. I believe a huge reason college education is already so expensive is that so much "easy" money can flow from the government to cover tuition costs t

Yeah this. I believe a huge reason college education is already so expensive is that so much "easy" money can flow from the government to cover tuition costs through students (and their parents) who don't always understand the long-term consequences of their decisions. Its only later that the people left holding the bag (graduates) realize that the money is not so easy. Increased subsidizing of college education will only make the overall costs (whether to students or to the government) rise unless additional controls to reduce tuition are in place.