This. And when it isn't, everyone suffers. When it is low-cost to free, you get folks that want to be doctors and qualify. When it costs more than a nominal fe

This. And when it isn't, everyone suffers. When it is low-cost to free, you get folks that want to be doctors and qualify. When it costs more than a nominal fee, you take those folks and sort them by whoever can afford it, which may not be the best candidates. It also makes it more of an "elite" profession since poor folks are priced out of it. By free, I do mean low-cost to free for the student and funded by taxpayers. Educated people benefit society at large, and especially so when folks are doing public service of different sorts (like doctors).