German student here: sure, university is mostly free, but that leads to people taking their time, resulting in regulations about how long you are allowed to stu

German student here: sure, university is mostly free, but that leads to people taking their time, resulting in regulations about how long you are allowed to study, leading to all kinds of bureaucratic tricks like switching majors, getting your semester counter decremented for work in the student council, etc. But generally my life as a student is quite pleasant (didn't fail exams, so I'm still on track time wise). The thing that I'm worried about is the reaction of these all-inclusive countries once they see a rise in "education arbitrage": get your degree in Germany, then move to the US to pay less taxes (and make more money in case of CS) and optionally move back once you want/have children. On a long time scale that could bleed a country of resources. And I fear they could get the idea of making people stay somehow.