[secabeen]

> Perhaps, instead of the zero-sum struggle for Harvard attendance, we should be working to create new Harvards.

That takes not dis-investing in public higher ed to the degree we did during the 2008 recession. It takes decades to build a new R1 research institution, and a commitment of large sums of money over that time. Rockefeller created the University of Chicago, Leyland Stanford his namesake, where are Buffet, Bloomberg, Walton, Mars, and Gates Universities? That could be a good use of some of the modern billionaire money, if we're not going to spend tax dollars on new R1 institutions.

[MockObject]

It's hard to comprehend disinvestment given that tuitions have increased 10x over a few decades, but

> where are Buffet, Bloomberg, Walton, Mars, and Gates Universities?

That's a very good point.

[secabeen]

> It's hard to comprehend disinvestment given that tuitions have increased 10x over a few decades, but

Disinvestement is the exact reason tuition has increased. The discount funded by state legistatures is being reduced, so tuition has to go up to balance the books.