But students pay, if you get a higher paying job because of your education you will end up paying more taxes. The danish marginal tax rate of 56% is not hard to

But students pay, if you get a higher paying job because of your education you will end up paying more taxes. The danish marginal tax rate of 56% is not hard to hit with a STEM degree. And why are you assuming that its the middle class that gets most out of this? The fact that you get free education with a stipend makes it very low risk for people from a poor background to try it out. If they had to take on dept it makes it riskier if you dont complete or dont end up with a high paying job. Its not like UK dept is forgiven if you dont get a high paying job.