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Okay, I think I understand your position now and I agree it's self-consistent, even though I disagree. Still, good luck to the US remaining a scientific leader

• tptacek 9y ago
  Is your logic here that major research universities would maintain the same fee structure and allow less qualified wealthy students to assume the spots lost by students who can't afford the tax change? Universities compete for research talent. Won't they simply adjust their fee and stipend structures to accommodate this change?
  • tanderson92 9y ago
    I assume stasis in the rest of the ecosystem, yes. It's hard to predict exactly what the repercussions would be. Yes, it's unrealistic. What else can we do? Also, the GOP wouldn't have repealed this exemption in the bill if it didn't mean increased tax revenue, so the money has to come from somewhere. In the end it's a reduction in funding for higher education. Universities compete with each other for research talent, but they also compete with private industry for graduating BS/BA students. If the amount of money flowing to higher education in general is reduced, it may be harder for graduate schools to compete for the best students against private industry, even though they continue to compete as best they can with each other.