An excellent article on why free university education will actually hurt more than help: slatestarcodex.com/2015/06/06/aga
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I really like that you're always pointing out another thought on an important topic.
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tax based free education long term might fail,however, regulating the schools to keep from overcharging would be nice
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sure, if more people get it for "free" They aren't as likely to value it as much.
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Excellent article. I have considerable sympathy with the author's pov, universities were never supposed to be job factories.
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I agree with all the points, except perhaps the conclusions. The same can be said about requiring grade school. Ppl should be
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able to educate themselves, regardless of economical position. Why should students be dictated to attend school full time for