This reminds me of utility rate increases. It is more or less legalized theft. Here are a couple of links to substantiate what a thirty year ripoff higher education has become. Universities have just become opaque monopolies, but apparently they have plenty of support.
http://http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/21/education/21costs.html
http://http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/03/education/03college.html
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