Carey Fisher wrote:

> With more people being able to afford to go to college because of the
> lottery, the cost of college has gone way up for everyone (the immutable
> law of supply and demand).  

I think you may be confusing cost and price here. (The difference between
the two is the profit.) The "immutable law" (is there such a thing? but
that's a different issue) says that the /price/ will go up if the demand
increases, not the cost. And often the cost goes /down/ with increased
production (which may or may not apply to colleges).

> And since part of the colleges costs is borne by the taxpayer, our taxes
> are going up.

Given the above, it's not clear to me whether you were talking about price
or cost here.

I also think that a reasonable free market is a precondition for this
"law". If you're talking about community colleges (as you seem to be doing,
at least in this sentence), is this still given?

Gerhard

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