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Why draw lines at all in deciding who is deserving? In my country anyone can study anything without going into debt. The only requirements are prior degrees. It
by Joeri 10y ago
Why draw lines at all in deciding who is deserving? In my country anyone can study anything without going into debt. The only requirements are prior degrees. It leaves young people free to choose their path in life. We spend 6.6% of our gdp to have that system. The US spends 5.6% of gdp on its system. That's close enough that the US education system should be offering better choices and outcomes to students. Why isn't it?
- ryanwaggoner 10y agoWhat makes you think it isn't? What's the delta in lifetime earnings for high school education vs 4 year college in your country? Or how many doctorates per capita? Or some other metric for outcomes that you prefer?
- jitix 10y agoI agree. Thats why I said "to start with". Universal free education should be a right in this day and age. However if the Congress is to pass such a bill they most probably won't make it all free on day one. They (and the population) need to ease into it, so reimbursing tuition fee as a "scholarship" could be a good starting point.
- malandrew 10y agoCosts-benefits analysis. If I allocate $100 for 100 students in higher education, I can spend only $1 on each. If 25 show far more promise in the productivity they can contribute that $4 spent on each will achieve a greater overall output of productivity, it's in society's interest to invest $4 each in those 25 students over investing $1 each in 100. Since those 25 are getting $4 of investment, they should also expect to pay back to society enough to justify the higher investment in them.