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>>pessim+(OP)
This is what affirmative action should be... helping people out based on their individual situation, not because their skin color or gender.

>>getmei+F5
I do not understand why it should be limited to foster kids.

Just make the schools free for all, and collect with higher marginal income / wealth taxes.

It should not be dependent on parents’ status either. I got zero aid due to my parents, but I also got zero from my parents.

>>lotsof+g8
The issue is the pareto principle. As it is the CSU/UC systems cannot support every applicant that wants to come in. But making it completely free they'd be flooded with most of the country's prospective students.

Also, schools are state funded as well as federally funded. So there's a bunch of issues when it comes to out of state students and who should cover. That exists even with today's crazily high priced tuition.