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No good or service - that is anything that involves human labour - can possibly be free. Even if you 'employ' slaves, you will still incur a cost (and so will
by duncan_bayne 16y ago
No good or service - that is anything that involves human labour - can possibly be free. Even if you 'employ' slaves, you will still incur a cost (and so will the slaves).
When considering matters of policy, I think it is more useful to talk in terms of 'who should pay for X?' instead of 'should X be free?'
- gte910h 16y agoSo...free is a meaningless concept?
- anamax 16y ago> So...free is a meaningless concept? Not at all. It is, however, not the whole story. Free to you doesn't tell us who is paying.
- pessimizer 16y agoI'm confused about what you mean here. Are you saying that no individual can net a positive return from any endeavor? Also, there's no reason to assume that a tuition fee would lower the obligations of the taxpayer in any way. Money is fungible. Neither side of the debate is questioning that university education will be paid for by the taxpayer.