Ummmm, wait a minute. You are complaining that increasing need-based aid is somehow making it MORE difficult for poor students to attend college? That makes absolutely no sense at all.
A kid from a median income family can go to many of these $75,000 a year colleges for absolutely nothing. I mean there is a lack of equity in their opportunities to be accepted, but if they are accepted, they go essentially for free.
On the other hand, having merit money simply provides a double advantage for wealthier students, since getting high tests scores and a higher GPA is easier if you are wealthier.
Seriously, what you’re saying is “helping kids who cannot afford college is unfair to kids who cannot afford college”.