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>>pessim+(OP)
This idea is not really new - the California Master Plan for Education essentially promised a free higher education to everyone in California. In 1960. [1]

As these things go, the plan was eroded over time, with the (in)famous Proposition 13 of 1978 dealing a big blow.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Master_Plan_for_Hig...

>>xmddmx+Bo
It was a lot easier to make college free when 20% of your high school graduates went on to college. Now that it's over 50% that's harder.

OTOH, that in itself shows that the increased tuition hasn't actually kept people from going to college.