The cost of higher education is a complete government-backed scam – Twitchy
Democrats love to talk about price gouging. At least, that’s their favorite accusation when a Democratic president and Congress raise inflation by more than 9 percent in just two years.
Naturally, they always blame grocery stores with razor-thin margins rather than taking responsibility for those high costs.
Likewise, the left will complain about crushing student loan debt – and ask Americans to foot that bill – without wanting to look at why college tuition is so high.
We know this is going to come as a huge shock, but the reason they don’t want to look at this is because the cost of higher education is completely artificial and is a complete government-funded scam.
Yesterday, Blake Neff, producer of The Charlie Kirk Show (along with many others), shared a chart from Santa Clara Law School proving that colleges and universities charge exorbitant tuition prices precisely because the government enables them to do so.
Earlier this year, the Trump administration capped federal PLUS student loans at $50,000 per year. Santa Clara School of Law recently announced a scholarship for all accepted students that will reduce tuition from approximately $65,000 per year to…$50,000 per year.
Supporting applications for academic degrees only. pic.twitter.com/vQ3X86ASbZ
– Blake Neff (@BlakeSNeff) October 13, 2025
…Just let the schools raise prices forever to enrich themselves and steal students.
As Charlie liked to say: College is a scam. But we can make it less than one. It’s time to burst this bubble.
Imagine that. The Trump administration has turned off the money spigot, and suddenly going to law school isn’t that expensive anymore.
Who could have guessed that? You know, along with everyone else.
And look back at your previous years at Santa Clara Law School. They raised tuition by $20,000 — nearly 50 percent — over just 10 years.
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Because the federal government encouraged it. It’s time for Trump to actually burst that bubble.
I’m still not surprised. Then, reduce it to 40k, then 30k, 20k and so on. Let’s get these interlopers back in line and cut the cost of government subsidized and inflationary education. https://t.co/FT82OoUoE8
– Heidi Liberty (@heidi_liberty76) October 13, 2025
Cut them all. Because many universities have endowments, they are able to support their student loans.
I knew this was what would happen https://t.co/7w5pewxCTK
– Jennifer Van Laar (@jenvanlaar) October 13, 2025
Especially since 2010, when a certain president made the problem much worse.
Student loans didn’t explode until Obama nationalized them https://t.co/Co0sAtp7yZ
– Nate (@natechansama) October 13, 2025
Obama’s Federal Direct Loan program, unlike the private institutions that backed student loans, removed all accountability. Prices rose dramatically as a result.
As predictable as the tides.
This proves that, education was not expensive because it had to be, but rather overpriced because it could be.
By limiting the source of financing, the illusion of “cost” collapses.– Noah Lawrence (@IawrenceCapital) October 14, 2025
End all federal subsidies, loans, and tax credits.
Making education a 100% free market for the 21st century
– Brian Peotter (@Brian_Peotter) October 13, 2025
Bernie Sanders would be the most affected without this fake issue to highlight for Americans.
Who could have predicted this… 🙄
What a scam the entire college loan industry is… breaking the backs of our youth.
– Getty Quinn (@LindaVanZandt1) October 13, 2025
Look at any industry that has inflated significantly above general inflation and you will find huge government subsidies (such as colleges, health care, and housing). https://t.co/krgwfQL5wK
— Adam Bennett (@tadamsbennett) October 14, 2025
Are you saying that Obamacare was designed to do exactly what it does for health care costs?
More shocking news. We’ll need to sit down to process this.
But surely supporting demand for housing will not lead to higher prices, right?!?!?!? https://t.co/cbCXJIuvTe
– Matt H 🇳🇿 (@InfovoreMatt) October 14, 2025
Very funny.
Absolutely not!
It’s as if federal tax dollars were forced to subsidize student loans that allowed colleges to charge exorbitant rates to people who may or may not be able to pay… in exchange for becoming indoctrination centers and churning out those who can’t think critically or… https://t.co/Eti5DmbrJx
-Jungman (@notajungman) October 14, 2025
…or understanding compound interest.
Yes…the most important… barely.
Bennett’s hypothesis is true https://t.co/lKJyGCu1eb
– Sean Fitzgerald (Actual Justice Warrior) (@IamSean90) October 14, 2025
We think it’s pretty safe to remove the word “hypothesis” at this point.
Bingo. If the government stops subsidizing loans, tuition fees will fall to market rates. Sure, a bunch of useless university administrators would be out of a job, but that’s all the tuition increases paid for. #Student loans #Trump https://t.co/wRAAVJOtgh
– Moose and Squirrel 78 (@MooseNSquirrel0) October 14, 2025
Oh no! What would colleges do without DEI directors making $300,000 a year?
I was talking about this with my old boss today.
“Federal student aid is x dollars. Wow, didn’t you know that? Tuition is also x dollars! That’s crazy!” https://t.co/JoZVxDjPqB
— OIR_Participant (@skullthr0ne) October 13, 2025
— Military aviation and firearms (@JohnSchmuck5) October 14, 2025
Very funny.
Let us conduct an economic experiment. keep lowering it, @RealDonaldTrump. https://t.co/j9ZbrPmpyK
– Nick Vespa (@Nickvespa67) October 14, 2025
Keep lowering it until it reaches zero.
We think we know how this economic experiment will end.
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