I'm bored to hell to repeat what you've just said, but people just don't want to understand. The fact one struggled and made it through, is by no means an argument the next generation should suffer too; I thank Jebus my ancestors actually believe every following generation should have it better and not worse/ the same.

If not for the strong economy, US universities would fall flat against some hilly billy European countries as well, as in virtually everything else. (Not talking about incarceration rate and alike obv.). And not to mention the cost and the ((you can't default on student dept)) fact.