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Or high quality education could be free and payed for by taxes, like in any country that truely values equality

GhostVII 9y ago
Lots of countries (Canada,for one) have tuition that isn't free, but is reasonable priced, and gives subsidies to lower income individuals. Might be a better option than fully free tuition.
- icebraining 9y ago
  Isn't that how community colleges work in the US?
- vixen99 9y ago
  As explained in this example: https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21670045-scrapping-tuition-fees-has-helped-rich-students-expense-poor-ones-costly-promise https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21670045-scrapping-tu.... 'Scrapping tuition fees has helped rich students at the expense of poor ones'
- meebs 9y ago
  Reasonably priced only because your idea of value is distorted by American education fees. European education is as rigorous (if not more) and significantly cheaper than the 8.5k/semester I pay.
- mijamo 9y ago
  Why would not free be better than free? In Sweden students are even paid.
  - pesfandiar 9y ago
    Because students then value their education and also try to get into majors that bring more value to the society. Granted, the latter assumes that value to the society correlates with future earnings, which may not always be the case.
  - GhostVII 9y ago
    I think that going to school should still be seen as an investment, just a more reasonable one. If getting a degree won't help you get a job, I don't think the government should be fully paying for it - you should have to make financial sacrifices too. I guess mostly I just don't want to be the one paying (through taxes) for useless degrees that don't help the economy/employment, maybe that makes me selfish but it's my opinion.
    - kayoone 9y ago
      I guess americans have the same stance against social healthcare: "Why should I pay for the sickness of other people ?" I think it is indeed selfish, but the US culture has been nurtured like this since it's inception.

Lots of countries (Canada,for one) have tuition that isn't free, but is reasonable priced, and gives subsidies to lower income individuals. Might be a better option than fully free tuition.

icebraining 9y ago
Isn't that how community colleges work in the US?
vixen99 9y ago
As explained in this example: https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21670045-scrapping-tuition-fees-has-helped-rich-students-expense-poor-ones-costly-promise https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21670045-scrapping-tu.... 'Scrapping tuition fees has helped rich students at the expense of poor ones'
meebs 9y ago
Reasonably priced only because your idea of value is distorted by American education fees. European education is as rigorous (if not more) and significantly cheaper than the 8.5k/semester I pay.
mijamo 9y ago
Why would not free be better than free? In Sweden students are even paid.
- pesfandiar 9y ago
  Because students then value their education and also try to get into majors that bring more value to the society. Granted, the latter assumes that value to the society correlates with future earnings, which may not always be the case.
- GhostVII 9y ago
  I think that going to school should still be seen as an investment, just a more reasonable one. If getting a degree won't help you get a job, I don't think the government should be fully paying for it - you should have to make financial sacrifices too. I guess mostly I just don't want to be the one paying (through taxes) for useless degrees that don't help the economy/employment, maybe that makes me selfish but it's my opinion.
  - kayoone 9y ago
    I guess americans have the same stance against social healthcare: "Why should I pay for the sickness of other people ?" I think it is indeed selfish, but the US culture has been nurtured like this since it's inception.