Hmmm... this story is about a PhD student. There's an argument that you should be paid a salary to receive an education. However I think it would also apply to

Hmmm... this story is about a PhD student. There's an argument that you should be paid a salary to receive an education. However I think it would also apply to undergraduate degrees (and indeed in the UK students used to receive grants). PhDs in the UK are often funded, the student receives a stipend to cover their living costs. But it's mostly assumed that the work you do is a form of education/training in how to do original research and that your education is the compensation.