How the College-Industrial Complex drove tuition so high

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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<p>We are seeing this happening all around us, virtually every school in every state.</p>

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<p>That is blasphemous.</p>

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<p>The disproportionate increase in the cost of a college education or the article?</p>

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<p>This is a very rough approximation.</p>

<p>Year 1976
Cost of one 10 gal.Tank of Gas = $15
Cost of 1 year @ CSU = $400 (including books)
Cost of 1 year @ CSU = 27 (10 gal.Tanks of Gas)</p>

<p>Year 2013
Cost of one 10 gal.Tank of Gas = $40
Cost of 1 year @ CSU = $10000 (including books)
Cost of 1 year @ CSU = 250 (10 gal.Tanks of Gas)</p>

<p>Am I missing something?</p>

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<p>Stolen from another thread posted by BusyMei </p>

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