My friends quitting practice is bullshit at best?
Now, surgery cost could cut in half just by stopping malpractice suits, and their subsequent huge malpractice insurance costs. Doctor all take on a we broke it, we fix it policy.
And there are so many other medical areas that you could cut costs in. And stopping the price gouging of pharmaceutical companies, even more.
But you can't insure a frequent flier for $8 a day.
And college is a completely other subject. For most majors, you could learn at home on the internets, on thouTube for $0. You would be far more educated in the field then most coming out of college now, but you wouldn't have a piece of paper.
But then you have the trade schools like medical and chemistry, that you need in the lab practice.