For the record, I’m not American nor live in the US, but I have a 19-year-old son who started attending the University of Chicago this year, studying economics. Just the tuition itself is $70k. My husband and I are lucky enough to be able to afford it - I still believe it’s an outrageous amount of money to attend college.

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    Meanwhile, in many other countries, education is government funded and free to all citizens. Having lots of educated people is seen as an asset, not a liability.