But it would be a total waste for society if they paid your education in full and you did not practice. One related challenge of inexpensive education is the '

But it would be a total waste for society if they paid your education in full and you did not practice. One related challenge of inexpensive education is the 'brain drain'. I am Canadian and hold a PhD in Engineering. Tuition was about 3,000 CAD a year throughout my education, with scholarships I ended up no dept at all. Now the temptation is move to the US or Europe is pretty strong, but I am still far from having 'repaid' the gouvernement's 100s of thousands of dollar (with ~160,000$ of in-pocket scholarships) investment in me. I think free or near-free education is great, but it's a bit of a gamble.