> Wouldn't it make more sense to just publicly fund the creation of these seats and have people pay their fair share? Even if education is publicly funded, all

> Wouldn't it make more sense to just publicly fund the creation of these seats and have people pay their fair share? Even if education is publicly funded, allowing these "bribes" would allow even more people into elite institutions. So by all means, fund stuff. Unless you are willing to spend infinity dollars, it is all better to allow even more funding to come in, and pay for people who wouldn't have been able to attend those institutions otherwise.