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I don't believe even public colleges want this. They're raking in too much money, at this point.

• actionfromafar 3y ago
  who cares what they want.
  • runjake 3y ago
    Nobody. That's not the point. The point is that they will fight (and lobby) tooth and nail to prevent such an action. They already have a close relationship with their political representatives, now imagine that plus large amounts of campaign donations and favors. And YOU, you support this?! Why, it would degrade the quality of education students get now! /s of course
• AnimalMuppet 3y ago
  You think they'd be raking in less money under this proposal? Why?
  • runjake 3y ago
    Because public uni income now is obscene (IMHO) and under our broken two party system, funding would likely be much less as the parties squabble over funding and making compromises. It would also be interesting to see how the government deals with the often-immense income from college athletics programs (football, basketball, etc).
    • AnimalMuppet 3y ago
      It would depend on the details. Let's say public universities educate X students at a cost of $Y. If the government says "We can't pay $Y, we'll pay $Z", then the universities will almost certainly say "We can't educate X people for $Z, we can at most only educate $Z * X/$Y people for $Z". Then the remaining slots are for sale to the highest bidder, who will on average be able to pay more than the average of all X could, because they're the highest bidders. More generally, those who have to pay for themselves are in general more price-sensitive than those who have someone else to pay for them. That's true of the students who have the government to pay for them, and it's also true of the government who has the taxpayers to pay for them.