Gavra, silver candlesticks and an engagement ring
I sincerely hope you’re exaggerating.
From Long Island, does it bother you that when you buy a pair of shoes, the store owner uses some of the funds to pay tuition?
If you think education is a commodity like any other, than look at it as a free market place. If you want the product, you need to pay the asking price, which the school has a right to set as high as they want, for whatever reason they want. If you don’t like it, don’t send your children there.
If you look at education as a mandate for every child, than of course some will bear a bigger burden than others, because some can afford more than others.
Also, I’ve been told by numerous administrators that tuition generally is just about the cost of running the school divided by the number of students (just as one poster suggested it should be). The shortfall of partial or no tuition is made up through fundraising.
I think your anger at hardworking people who simply can’t afford the tremendous cost of tuition is misplaced, although I do understand your frustration.