Cost of a university degree

A big debate topic right now in the U.S. is the cost of a university degree.  

In the past we've talked about the Amercian university system and the exorbitant costs that students incur- causing them to go deeply into debt before the age of 22.

This begs the question- should college/university be free?

https://www.npr.org/2019/11/25/776017867/what-the-u-s-can-learn-from-free-college-in-chile 

This article brings up some good points and I'd like to bounce some of its ideas off of you all.