reasoning behind OOS tuition

[bandit_TX]

Those legal US citizens who happen to live across an "imaginary line on a map" don't pay state taxes to the state they aren't in.

And you believe all illegals do? By the way, most state schools take federal funds as well. Pretty much all states contribute to that, but most illegals don't file with the IRS. It would be nice if we treated our own as well as we treat our "visitors", but then that wouldn't be PC would it?

[wis75]

Utopia would be nice, too. Fact is states are subsidizing their schools with their taxpayers dollars, taxes are high enough without subsidizing those without any investment in the state. There is a maldistribution of wealth/goods/services/jobs... And the issue of illegals is another complete topic...

[barrons]

Most Federal Funds to colleges are for either research, financial aid, or very specific programs. The privates compete on pretty equal footing for research and financial aid money.

[owlice]

bandit, please show some integrity. I was responding to your post:

Of course, we give illegal aliens in state tuition, but stick it to legal US citizens that happen to live across an imaginary line on a map. Makes great sense...

Emphasis mine.

I didn't say anything about illegal aliens (though will point out now that the ones who live in my state certainly DO pay state taxes, as STATE taxes are levied on goods sold, services [such as phone/cell phone/internet, etc.), licenses, and so on).

It's not "sticking it" to legal citizens who DON'T live in my state, DON'T pay taxes in my state, DON'T vote in my state to pay OOS tuition in my state.

As I said, if citizens of a state are unhappy with the public higher education offers in their state, they can put people into office who are committed to improving the public colleges and universities in that state.

[Cervantes]

I think in addition to state run colleges, we should have a few federal colleges. I'm pretty sure our nation doesn't have those right? If we wanted it, the federal colleges would be top of the line and even challenge HYPS. If only our good president spent all the Iraq war money on the federal colleges... But yeah, the reason why there's OOS tuition is because people pay taxes to their own state and not others. With a federal system, since everyone pays federal taxes there would be no such thing as OOS tuition.

[owlice]

There ARE Federal colleges -- the service academies, the Armed Forces Medical College, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, and so on. And oh, yeah, no tuition payments for them, either!

[somemom]

I can see the reason for my state taxes subsidizing my student at her state school, but it would be nice if I could trade my in state UC spot for an in state tuition at another school But then you lose your in state grant, too, if you qualify for one.