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It seems much fairer to universally fund zero or low cost tuition for public university (or trade school, etc) I like the inclusion of trade school: https://ja
by jseliger 7y ago
It seems much fairer to universally fund zero or low cost tuition for public university (or trade school, etc)
I like the inclusion of trade school: https://jakeseliger.com/2018/03/12/the-case-against-education-bryan-caplan https://jakeseliger.com/2018/03/12/the-case-against-educatio..., as a lot of modern college education is bogus: https://jakeseliger.com/2014/04/27/paying-for-the-party-elizabeth-armstrong-and-laura-hamilton https://jakeseliger.com/2014/04/27/paying-for-the-party-eliz.... I've been on the supplier side of it, and the extent of the corruption in the system is understated.
Still, zero or low cost will create shortages, and that will create fairness or unfairness of a different variety. There is no panacea. We should admire and work towards better vocational education, though, because many people don't like sitting quietly and doing abstract symbol manipulation.
- digikata 7y agoI reject that low cost will create shortages in education, why? The more people we educate, the more are available to educate others. People, ingenuity, and education are a renewable resource.
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