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Large universities are focused on research, and they incur a lot of expenses due to administrators' egos (build build build), the number of administrators, and the range of microstate services offered, like their own health care system and mental health counseling (a major thing in universities now). Community colleges are focused on teaching.


> their own health care system and mental health counseling (a major thing in universities now)

Which would be a non-issue if the US simply had single-payer or universal healthcare.


the US loves externalities, or not understanding them




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