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fallingknife on Dec 31, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Uncharity of College: The Big Business Nobody ...

> the Charity-status ( 501(c)(3) ) of Colleges in America depends on more-than-half of their students being unable to afford the education

This would still be true even if college cost 10x less than it does now. Very few 18-22 year old full time students can afford any level of tuition.

bilbo0s on Dec 31, 2018 [–]

I guess it might be more precise to say that it depends on the familiies of most students being unable to afford tuition.

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