&gt; They are not idiots.<p>They are indeed.<p>&gt; If you pay half your annual income, you SHOULD expect to get some damn good service for your money.<p>No. This is a blatant consumerism. It does not matter even a tiny bit how much do you pay - 1&#x2F;2 of your income, 100x your income, whatever.<p>&gt; Schools should be free,<p>Of course, in an ideal world. But we have to deal with what we have and to make sure it&#x27;s not destroyed beyond any hope.<p>Do you expect &quot;some damn good service&quot; when you buy a lottery ticket or when you bet all your money on a horse? Will you harass the jokey for not winning that round?<p>Tuition fees are paid for an access to an infrastructure. That&#x27;s it. Not for a degree, not for the better grades, not for a &quot;humane&quot; treatment. Just for a chance to learn and nothing else.