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I agree with you on the goal of education. But whats the goal of government education subsidies?

• theahura 3mo ago
  > whats the goal of government education subsidies a more educated populace is a public and civic good on its own terms. Public funding for education is maybe partially for economic returns, but is mostly because education is a necessary part of a functioning democracy and a necessary part of living a good fulfilling life
  • anon291 3mo ago
    Shifting the goalposts. For most of american history a high school education was considered sufficient to be part of a functioning democracy. If a music education (or whatever) is required to be part of democracy, then everyone should have it.
    • theahura 3mo ago
      Education isn't a binary, so I'm not sure why we should arbitrarily draw the line at highschool as we become richer as a nation
      • anon291 3mo ago
        Because high school is what we fully fund as a nation
  • tbrownaw 3mo ago
    So have community things where people give free lectures at the local library or whatever.
    • theahura 3mo ago
      Yes we should also do this
• stevenalowe 3mo ago
  To help people get the education that they want. Not pick winners/losers.
  • anon291 3mo ago
    They're not picking. They're rewarding.
    • stevenalowe 3mo ago
      rewarding winners somehow is not picking?