ED is not suppose to benefit the applicant, other than to give them a boost in admission rate. ED is a trade off and IMO a trade off that is fair. Yes ED is mainly for the wealthy and those with income < $60K but to say a whole lot of those in the middle income brackets don’t apply ED is nonsense. ED is not a problem its just another avenue for applicants to apply. Everyone here looks at ED through the lens of the applicant, and doesn’t bother to look at the whole picture.