You can often find the same textbook in an "international edition" or being sold on an eBay affiliate in Europe for a lot less.

Textbooks in the US are so expensive because we have such an insane financial aid program. Countries without massive giveaways to students (the UK, France, Sweden, etc.) have much cheaper books (and tuition as well.)

Vonskippy:

You want to throw out laws that "enforce morality"? You think it should be legal to murder people, or rape children, or steal from old people? Seriously? Isn't the whole point of laws to enforce morality?