> Healthcare and tuition are less fundamental need

Eye, people who are sick and uneducated are very employable, have good prospects in life

> Food, water, and clothing are cheaper than eve

yes and no, we prodyce loads of unhealthy food cheaply, you wont starve. Fresh produce costs, organic, ethicslly farmed stuff us really expensive. The latter is probavly a closer comparison to food as it was produced in good old days