[jonlucc]

Sure the price will come way down, but it will still be out of reach for the people who are most likely to perpetuate poverty in their families. Surely the price would not drop below the annual difference in median incomes between those with and without degrees. If I'm going to make an extra $5k a year just for having the degree, I can get my family to cover it. Poor people can't really afford that. In fact, I'd wager there is no price at which it is viable to run a university that doesn't make it unattainable for people with parents living paycheck-to-paycheck.