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Tuition is free for a lot of low income students. For example Harvard is free if your parents make less than $150,000.

But even with free tuition Harvard is super expensive because it's in a high cost of living area.

> Tuition is free for a lot of low income students.

That's not what was said. Tuition should be free. That's it.

I'm not sure why people are opposed to something we've done successfully in the past. I mean, the current situation is a result of Reagan not wanting the "wrong type of people" going to college. Why do we want to hold on to this and hurt Americans? Why?

The likelihood of being accepted into Harvard when being raised in a family with that total income is extremely low. The environment for studying, focus, discipline, mental health, etc. simply requires more material security.

150k is plenty for getting into Harvard

I think they're referring to <$150k, specifically low income 20-40k lower class families.

$150k is about double the US median houshold income. By most definitions, exceeding that number makes you upper class. Of course there are areas that need local adjustments, but for most of the country, $100k-150k is a comfortable upper-middle class income.

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