Higher education in the US is also plenty cheap if you look at state schools and community colleges. I took the path of going to a state school and escaped with

Higher education in the US is also plenty cheap if you look at state schools and community colleges. I took the path of going to a state school and escaped with a very small amount of debt. But that isn't popular to talk about. Instead, we blindly assume every school is $40K+ a year. (And indeed, some people are brazen enough to pay such costs.)