“@prof2dad - I interpreted “psychologically difficult” as meaning would people like me have objections to spending money on a SUNY when other people are getting it for free.”
@techmom99 That was what I meant.
Let me use an analog. On CC, I bet you have read quite a few complains about need-based financial aids. Some middle-income families argued that middle-income students are the “victims” of the system in which poor students got a free ride and wealthy kids would not care at all about paying the full sticker price. I bet some (not all) middle-income families in NY would probably feel the same way when they are not qualified for free tuition. Being resentful enough about the system, a few of them may choose not to spend money on a SUNY; after all, some people do act based on their feeling, and not entirely on rationality.