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Why College Prices Keep Rising

Why College Prices Keep Rising

This is a critical, unambiguous link that is never pointed out, but which is key- the  key-  to explaining the rampant inflation we have seen in academia over the years.  Congress and the president should be demanding to know why key personnel at the Department so badly neglected to fulfill their duties, and take a hard, hard look at the corporate culture that has enabled this sort of gross neglect of basic functions.  And of course, the standard consumer protections that should have never been removed from student loans must be returned at the earliest possible opportunity.

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Over and over again courts have said that there is nothing sinister in so arranging one’s affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everybody does so, rich or poor; and all do right, for nobody owes any public duty to pay more than the law demands: taxes are enforced exactions, not voluntary contributions. To demand more in the name of morals is mere cant.