Poll: In a dramatic shift, Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost

[MichMan]

84. If a student wants to attend an out of state college charging $60k a year tuition, taxpayers should have to pay it ?

Give the colleges a blank check. Is that what we should do?

University of Michigan charges $18k a year for in state and $60k per year for out of state. Just several miles down the road, Eastern Michigan University charges $16k a year for both in state and out of state. For comparison, Washtenaw Community College, also nearby, charges $4700 and $6500 respectively.

If the government (taxpayers) will pay UM $60k per year for an out of state student, why wouldn't Eastern raise their tuition and get more for themselves? For that matter, why wouldn't UM raise theirs too? If the student pays zero regardless of where they go, what incentive is there to keep costs low?

If someone for example, tells me I get a car for free, I'm picking a Porsche, not some damn base model Kia.