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[–] SinningStromgald@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They keep raising prices because they can and not because they need more money?

[–] anonvurr@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

You didn't read the article did you? The article states that actual prices that people paid have fallen by 22% compared to a decade earlier and only the richest families pay the full sticker price.

[–] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

since 2014 but its crazy how much it costs compared to the nineties. My student loans was like a really nice car or suv of the time and I know folks now were its more akin to a mortgage.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

adjuncts are cheaper than tenured professors