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Because when you donate to a university, that money goes into either improving the university (new buildings or renovations and updated equipment) or helping wi
by chaostheory 7y ago
Because when you donate to a university, that money goes into either improving the university (new buildings or renovations and updated equipment) or helping with university expenses such as maintenance. i.e. it subsidizes the cost of attending the university for everyone at the expense of a very few wealthy families.
When you just bribe the coach, it helps no one but the coach.
- ohazi 7y agoAgain, whether "it benefits everyone" or "private universities should be allowed to use whatever criteria they want" -- I don't care for arguments about whether the ends justify the means. I'm arguing that the act itself is immoral. You are paying money to {univeristy|coach}, with the expectation that (a) the payment will help your kid's admissions prospects, and (b) {university|coach} will maintain the facade that money did not have any influence. That's bribery.
- chaostheory 7y agoI don't disagree with you. At the same time, I don't feel that we should ignore the outcome, since they are consistent, and donations are pragmatic for everyone. The real world isn't fair, but public bribes to a uni are a lot more fair than private bribes to individuals.
- egdod 7y ago> {university|coach} will maintain the facade that money did not have any influence That's not really true though. For the coach, sure, as the payments happen is secret. But for the school? If I buy Harvard a new building and get my name put on it, everybody knows about it, and nobody is surprised when my kid gets admitted.