That is such a backwards mindset. What should be the market value for education?

You should be able to get a degree if you are willing to put through the effort of getting it, not whether you can afford its "market price".

I agree that that subsidizing tuition fees might not be the best way to solve the problem. That is why I think that education should be provided mostly by public institutions, like here in Europe. That way, access is not a matter of how much money you have and offer is controlled by a democratic agreement on what kind of society we want to invest in.