<p>^ That’s a little disingenuous. There are many subsidies in place.</p>
<p>-Direct public funding of community colleges and public colleges and universities
-Scads of favorable tax rules, including contribution deductibility, income property and sales tax exemptions, deductions for dependents who are legal adults but enrolled in college, benefit rules that encourage health coverage of college students, nontaxability of tuition scholarships
-Pell grants, Sallie Mae, GI Bill
-Generous overhead contributions from government research contracts</p>