psst, don't let you understand of economic reality get in the way of someone's irrational rage.

if community colleges had dorms they would rapidly become non-affordable. the reason they are affordable is they are so minimalist in terms of amenities and services.

and this is why so much 'left' policy fails... because it works from an idealism that has no material limits, and often causes the exacerbates the very issues it aims to solve. like being tolerant of homelessness and watching the homeless problem grow, rather than trying to address the material problem that causes homelessness. because the former is easy, and scores points with the left voter base... but eventually bites them in the ass when the liberal voters get pissed off at people shooting up drugs in front of their kids which they now have to witness. then suddenly pro-tolerance stance becomes 'get these people off the streets'.