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True, except that 'cheap' should have been replaced by the stronger 'disposable and irrelevant'...
If you have ever looked at what they cost your grant, graduate students are not cheap. If you are at a private institution, they typically cost as much as a postdoc; the money is being diverted to fees like tuition.
This is why I believe it is unethical to hold a student back who has enough of a thesis to graduate. If they need a little more preparation before going on the job market, graduate them and then keep them around as a postdoc. It costs just as much and the student actually gets the full benefit of the money.