Netflix Host Compares Lawmakers’ College Tuitions with Today’s Costs: ‘You Paid Far Less for Your Degrees’

“Chairwoman Maxine Waters, your tuition at Cal State LA in 1971 was the equivalent of about $1000 a year. Today, Cal State costs more than six grand. That’s more than a 500% jump,” comedian Hasan Minhaj told members of the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday, during a hearing on the student loan debt crisis.