I tend to agree. Add to it the fact that a lot of people (or is it most) do not pay the sticker price. Most top colleges use their endowments regularly to make

I tend to agree. Add to it the fact that a lot of people (or is it most) do not pay the sticker price. Most top colleges use their endowments regularly to make ends meet so it's not like there is money deposited to the proverbial bank account from student's tuition. The irony is that when colleges want to pay faculty less or cut benefits, students protest and call them greedy. Healthcare alone is growing by xx% a year and employees expect a raise each year. Building repairs and everything else is also increasing, year after year.