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I think many Americans imagine the above to be infeasible and that university is somehow inherently expensive. However, university can be very cheap. Here in S
by impossiblefork 4y ago
I think many Americans imagine the above to be infeasible and that university is somehow inherently expensive.
However, university can be very cheap. Here in Sweden university education, which is here funded in the way proposed above (i.e. the government pays for it all, for those students who get in) costs the state less than high school education costs the state (72 000 SEK/a for university, 124 300 SEK/a for high school).
I imagine that it could be the same way in the US.
- boppo1 4y agoCollege football isn't a cultural pillar in Sweden.
- impossiblefork 4y agoYes, but it's not like you can't just drop it. Quite few people play it anyway.
- boppo1 4y ago>it's not like you can't just drop it In the US? No we absolutely can't. College football is practically a religion. Its cultural importance cannot be overstated. I don't care about it at all and never have but oh biy do other people ever. People's lives revolve around it.
- impossiblefork 4y agoBut surely the goal of university is letting people get a university level education-- become mathematicians, physicians, engineers, teachers etcetera, serving the need of society for diverse types of semi-experts. Furthermore, surely there is no need for additional facilities; and surely they don't need to be fancy.
- DimitriPetrova 4y agoMany college football programs pay for themselves and fund other sports, though probably only the best ones.
- colinmhayes 4y agoPower 5 programs pay for themselves, it's the other sports (besides basketball) that lose money.