I would not mind States having free or nearly free college tuition at State schools __ IF __ there were rigorous entrance requirements to get into the college and __ and IF __ the student were required to keep up high academic standards every semester to continue getting free tuition. The student should still have to kick in some for books, living expenses, etc.
However, this would never happen as it would not be ‘fair’ for students who less academically inclined.
What blows my mind is that there’s not been one mention of setting up a federal university. The university of the US. IF SUCH A THING EXISTED IT WOULD MAKE SENSE THAT THE FEDERAL GOV MAKE IT FREE.