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Who are these people with PhDs who are getting rich? 
Well, with the rise of charter schools, the cost for an American to get a PhD is getting to be cost prohibitive. There are a number of charter schools around me. There is one charter school, were pre-K and K cost over $20,000 before your child gets into first grade. The other charter schools, they all cost over $17,000 per-year regardless of the grade your child is in. So, your over $238,000 for a high school education. Plus, the cost to drive your child back and forth to school. Plus, the after school activities. Plus, the traveling educational summer education. If you spent that much capital to get your child an education -- your not sending your child to a community college. If you want your child to get into grad school, so, if your looking at a GPA of 3.95 and higher -- you cannot really be working part-time during your university years. When you become a PhD(c), you might have to spend time in Europe for research. So, the cost keeps pilling up.
Sure, you could have a public education. Sure, you can go to a state university. Sure, you can do all your PhD(c) research within the United States. Sure, you can still get a PhD, but, how good is your PhD when your teaching at a community college, with first year subjects that are transfer to a four year college or university? Or, do you want a PhD and your at Harvard, Brown, Yale, and so on.
Sure, you could have a public education. Sure, you can go to a state university. Sure, you can do all your PhD(c) research within the United States. Sure, you can still get a PhD, but, how good is your PhD when your teaching at a community college, with first year subjects that are transfer to a four year college or university? Or, do you want a PhD and your at Harvard, Brown, Yale, and so on.
I think some parts of Europe are extremely into voting (like you're looked down on if you're not voting from as soon as you are legally able to) and others really don't care much (like you guys). Just depends on where you're from. I'm squashed between Canada and Mexico and all 3 of us have very different views on voting and we're all on the same continent.
None of this makes any sense. Honestly. And you are somehow both trying to look down on people with money, yet you're espousing all of those views here. I went to public school and got all 3 of my degrees from state schools. I did work part time during undergrad. Sorry, only a 3.84 GPA, but it got me into the best grad school in the country for my field. (and again I say, I did not pay for my grad school). A degree from Harvard or Yale might mean something in some circles, but certainly not mine. People with PhDs don't really get paid all that well, yanno, so if a family with money wants their kid to 'succeed' in some hoity-toity way, a PhD isn't the way to go.
What happened? 
Lets see, there are charter schools around me. And with all three they are over $17,000 per-year. With pre-K to 12, your looking at $238,000 dollars. You have to drive your child to school and back, and one of the parents really work full time. Plus, the cost to give your child everything for education, books, computers, cell phones. Then you have the cost of extra educational activities like vacations to enrich your child's education. Like trips to Washington DC, historical places like Civil War battlefields.
Then there is college, and if you want your child to get on the Deans list: do you really want your child working part-time? Sure, your child can work 20 hours a week making tips and busing tables. But, that is 20 hours from studies to get a higher GPA. Are you going to let your child starve - no. Are you going to make sure you child has a car - yes.
Then there is grad school, and your child can do research any place you want. But, if your going into say Mid-Evil Europe, it would be hard to do research if your not in Europe for research. There is travel you have to do, and air flights, hotels, places you have to spend.
I am looking at the cost of everything, from the cup of coffee to the top notch cost of a university degree(s).
Then there is college, and if you want your child to get on the Deans list: do you really want your child working part-time? Sure, your child can work 20 hours a week making tips and busing tables. But, that is 20 hours from studies to get a higher GPA. Are you going to let your child starve - no. Are you going to make sure you child has a car - yes.
Then there is grad school, and your child can do research any place you want. But, if your going into say Mid-Evil Europe, it would be hard to do research if your not in Europe for research. There is travel you have to do, and air flights, hotels, places you have to spend.
I am looking at the cost of everything, from the cup of coffee to the top notch cost of a university degree(s).