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At least the companies would be risking the investment in college tuition rather than the taxpayers.

• forapurpose 8y ago
  > At least the companies would be risking the investment in college tuition rather than the taxpayers. I think that contributes to the dystopia. Then companies get more power, controlling who gets educated, the content of their education, the method, etc. If it became widespread, how much influence would companies have over universities? Would research detrimental to corporations be possible? Democracy is a great thing; it gives power to the citizens. If we cut back government, we redistribute that power to the already powerful people and institutions. (To be clear, there is a balance to be had; government is good for somethings (e.g, defense, justice, education and health care), private business is good for others (e.g., making cars and software).
  • clarkmoody 8y ago
    Nah. Companies don't have coercive power. Governments do, even if directing that power according to the whims of democracy. > If we cut back government, we redistribute that power to the already powerful people and institutions. I reject the implicit assumption that there is a "conservation of power" law at work. Just look at authoritarian states vs freer countries: there is no entity in the freer countries exercising totalitarian control over the citizens. This means that the total power exerted on the individual is not conserved.