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b_b  ·  4316 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What are college costs? | MattBruenig | Politics

Where I live, in MI, the state spends more on prison than on college. I would certainly love to shift the costs away from the penitentiary and toward the academy. That way, only the accounting is different. No new taxes. Lower fees for undergrads. More educated population. Fewer people incarcerated (poignant, given the administration's new position on drugs). It seems like everyone can win.