>>She worked hard to get where she got. I worked hard to get where I'm at. Does that mean "elitism"? That's your word, not mine and IMO part of the narrative of the theme of this thread.

You'd better go and look it up rather than talking like this. Your own words make it a truism, fwiw, and it's nothing to be ashamed of.

>>Many here who are successful clearly worked hard to get where they are. I'm assuming, that if you are indeed a doctor, that you clearly worked hard to get where you are. I worked directly with people to step up their game and I dare say I have been more directly involved in other people getting better jobs. I can advocate these things because I have done it and I know better. I don't expect everyone to achieve a particular standard, but those who don't shouldn't expect to receive that which hasn't been earned, provided by those who truly earned it.

But that's the wrong end of the stick. First, you can excel and live well without begrudging others earning enough to make ends meet. Ask the Swiss or Australians, or today's US grandparents. Second, you're in the sights of the looters. Perhaps you'll feel differently when you realize that you're starting to feel the pinch with the rest of the middle class.

>>On university costs sky-rocketing, much of that can be attributed to the treadmill effect from the paradox of subsidies. This is what happens when you get the govt involved. No incentive to reduce costs.

??!! How much "incentive" goes to Harvard, whose fees are into the 6 figures now? You might want to check out how wealthy Harvard has become- in 2013 their investments brought them more than Haliburton or Target earned.