> $40K/year for similar academics you get almost for free in Europe. It helps to recall that taxes pay for this 'free' service. American tuition has risen pret

> $40K/year for similar academics you get almost for free in Europe. It helps to recall that taxes pay for this 'free' service. American tuition has risen pretty much in lock step with state funding cuts, which itself is often motivated by a combination of partisan politics, constitutionally mandated balanced budgets, federally prohibited bankruptcies, and negative economic shocks.