The University of California is contemplating hiking tuition for "rich" folks. That means that students whose parents make more than $90,000 may be hit with a $3000 tuition surcharge.

California's premier university system is considering charging rich students more tuition to offset deep funding cuts resulting from the state's $38 billion budget deficit.

The tuition hike would affect more than 58,000 of the 160,000 undergraduate students (more than 36%) in the nine university system.

Of course this is only the first step. You can bet that the $90,000 threshold won't hold up to inflation, and will gradually be expanded to include more and more students. After all, those rich kids can afford it. They don't "need" the money.

How long before you have to take your tax return in to purchase other government services? The DMV, post office, and any number of government agencies could start charging more to rich folks. Imagine having to pay $150 to get your drivers license, while your buddy only has to pay $40. Isn't there some Nordic country that hands out parking and traffic fines based on your "ability" to pay? Karl Marx would be proud.