<p>I would be THRILLED to increase my income to the point where I can write the full pay tuition check. It’s a great value and it’s not a matter of trying to get a discount. It’s totally a matter of affordability. It falls somewhere close behind my mortgage payment (which I regard as basically a payment to myself, especially as my interest portion dwindles) and my water bill (about $1 for hundreds of 8 oz. glasses of my favorite beverage delivered on demand at the flip of a switch) in terms of bills that I look upon as easy to pay because of the value I’m receiving in return. I will gladly pay as much as I can afford to pay…so I’d love to earn more to be able to pay more.</p>
<p>The problem, of course, that I think we’re all talking about is when the numbers pumped out by the SSS engine are totally out of whack from reality and we’re expected to pay more than we can pay. That’s why we’re so eager to find ways to depress that number…to bring it in line with our actual ability to pay.</p>