I think it’s worth pointing out that universities only care so much as it’s a PR matter and preserving the view of “fairness”. They don’t care in the sense they are getting paid.

Overall, the increase in government funding and the effective use of university as the expected next level of education, along with the very mixed financial incentives schools have are the primary causes of the ballooning of cost of education. Wouldn’t this just play more into this problem?

I’m in favor of more professional schooling, trade schools and apprenticeships. There are very few reasons why everyone needs full liberal arts degree—especially at the quality it is now.

Oddly, I think Europe is more effective in some regards. I don’t agree with free educations—psychologically I think it devalues education. But there is a lot more emphasis on trades, professional and other sorts of schooling, overall a lot more variety in tracks of education. And while I don’t agree with free education, I think the education system is much more aligned with the public benefit.