They compete for government research grants. America’s under-regulated for-profit universities excel in two dimensions: the ability to exploit young people from poor backgrounds, charging them high fees without delivering anything of value, and the ability to lobby for government money without regulation and to continue their exploitative practices.
竞争是存在的，但是另一种竞争。美国顶尖大学竞争的是包容性和多样性。它们竞争政府研究补助。美国不受监管的盈利性大学在两方面很在行：一是剥削出身贫寒的年轻人，向他们征收高额学费，而提供的教学内容毫无价值；二是游说政府给它们不受监管的拨款，继续从事剥削行动。