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CEO @LambdaSchool (YC S17): A CS education that's free until you get a job. I have made remarks that I do not agree with.

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    1. jdsika‏ @jdsika Oct 20
      Replying to @AustenAllred

      Most of Europe. Look at skandinavia und you will get payed by the state for educating yourself because citizen with a high education are valuable for them.

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    2. Kaz Nejatian‏Verified account @CanadaKaz Oct 21
      Replying to @jdsika @AustenAllred

      Wait. Teachers and professors in most of Europe don’t get paid? They volunteer their time? Same with administrators and everyone else working in education?

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    3. jdsika‏ @jdsika Oct 21
      Replying to @CanadaKaz @AustenAllred

      (example numbers) 1) You earn 100k€ and pay 20% taxes afterwards 2) 60k€ & 10% taxes 3) You are in a dire situation and without a job: You pay nothing The more fortunate the more you can give and paying a bit more is not that bad because most things are that "free"

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    4. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Oct 21
      Replying to @jdsika @CanadaKaz

      Where in Europe has free university tuition and 20% taxes?

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    5. JBD‏ @rakyll Oct 28
      Replying to @AustenAllred @jdsika @CanadaKaz

      Switzerland? Not entirely free but ridiculously cheap (around $500 per semester).

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    6. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Oct 28
      Replying to @rakyll @jdsika @CanadaKaz

      Switzerland has a 40% income tax rate. The point was if your tuition rate is subsidized by government you still pay for it.

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    7. JBD‏ @rakyll Oct 28
      Replying to @AustenAllred @jdsika @CanadaKaz

      Switzerland doesn’t have 40% tax, tax rate cannot go higher than 40%. I lived in Switzerland for many years only paid ~21%.

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    8. JBD‏ @rakyll Oct 28
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      OTOH, if you think paying $1000 to a world class university per year is less of a deal than paying money to a VC-backed school, good luck.

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    9. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Oct 28
      Replying to @rakyll @jdsika @CanadaKaz

      That is a good deal, again, because you’re paying for it in your taxes. It’s not “free.”

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    10. JBD‏ @rakyll Oct 28
      Replying to @AustenAllred @jdsika @CanadaKaz

      I never said education is free. The argument is that with very minimal tax (something US will never be able to achieve), it is possible to provide high-quality education.

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      Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred Oct 28
      Replying to @rakyll @jdsika @CanadaKaz

      The average taxpayer in the US pays 13%, and a huge number pay 0%

      11:11 AM - 28 Oct 2018
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        1. Kaz Nejatian‏Verified account @CanadaKaz Oct 28
          Replying to @AustenAllred @rakyll @jdsika

          What is this magical place where you pay no taxes and everything is free? Does everyone get a unicorn too?

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        1. JBD‏ @rakyll Oct 28
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          The same income makes you pay 10% in Switzerland.

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