This seems like apples and oranges. In exchange for work, grad students usually get a combination of a stipend and free/subsidized tuition. This is described i

This seems like apples and oranges. In exchange for work, grad students usually get a combination of a stipend and free/subsidized tuition. This is described in the second paragraph of TFA. > why should people who pay post tax income for their undergraduate degree Are they being paid to get their undergrad degree? Most likely they are paying. And tuition at an accredited educational institution has traditionally been tax deductible, so it's not technically "post-tax income".