Consumers sharing information, informally and through consumer organizations, may also help "buyer beware" become "buyer aware", independent of regulation.

To stay on topic, contemplating a policy of University tuition which is "free at point of service" and funded by taxes paid throughout the lifespan may inspire questions as to what has spurred the rapid increase in University tuition: Funding research? Shifting costs to some students in order to subsidize others? Paying out lifetime retirement benefits? The most effective answers to controlling costs of higher education may be in identifying the areas of cost growth, prior to considering how growing costs might be funded. As with gifted students, each institution may have a unique profile, and therefore a unique approach, rather than a one-size-fits-all policy.