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I always wonder why it is so hard in US to make high education free by default. Or at least very small fee like other countries in EU. The US government and sta
by elashri 4y ago
I always wonder why it is so hard in US to make high education free by default. Or at least very small fee like other countries in EU. The US government and states are paying for universities (directly or indirectly) and it might be even cheaper to just make it free/subsidized. Correct me if my assumption is wrong
- lotsofpulp 4y agoIt would be cheaper long term across the whole tax base, but it is cheaper in the short term to give out loans. If you proposed funding colleges with taxpayer funds and reducing tuition costs, it gets reflected in the budget today, and you get attacked for causing higher taxes. If you proposed giving out loans, then you can even sell it as lowering taxes because the government now owns an asset that will earn a return. Same story with deferred compensation like pensions and retire healthcare for government employees. Reduce cash expense now, fudge the numbers for future expenses to make it seem less expensive, promise lower taxes, and win elections. The current voters will mostly only care about today’s costs.
- junofan 4y agoWe have community college. It’s just a different set of tradeoffs. Having attended both, I found EU schools aren’t directly comparable to US schools.