Tuition rose right along with the inflation through the 80s and 90s, so no real correlation to the federal tax cuts, which you wouldn't expect anyway, since uni

Tuition rose right along with the inflation through the 80s and 90s, so no real correlation to the federal tax cuts, which you wouldn't expect anyway, since universities are largely state financed. https://satyagraha.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/uc-tuition-and-fees-hyperinflation-1975-to-20113.jpg https://satyagraha.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/uc-tuition-an... As a California resident, I can tell you there are plenty of taxes and tax hikes, and the money doesn't make it to the Universities anyway.