Sen. Lamar Alexander has been a politician so long that he no longer understands that money comes from working people who understand what is expensive, and four years of college plus living expenses is expensive (“College Too Expensive? That’s a Myth,” op-ed, July 7).

I spent five years in the Navy to earn my GI Bill benefits. With that plus working 25-40 hours a week, I earned my B.A., plus one year of grad school. I was debt free when hired out of grad school. With today’s tuition and living cost that would be impossible....