Well what really screwed the pooch was that state governments defunded public universities forcing them to raise tuition. This caused the Feds to step in to pr

Well what really screwed the pooch was that state governments defunded public universities forcing them to raise tuition. This caused the Feds to step in to provide more loans, which in the end, are effectively a tax on folks going to college. It's basically a variable tax though since you can minimize it and then they offer some relief programs.