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2024-08-01 11:03:59
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ajf on Nostr: if we want to exempt people on lower income from paying for university, then the ...

if we want to exempt people on lower income from paying for university, then the question is, wouldn't it be easier to just fund it via a progressive income tax. People who earn more pay more. Simple. There might be some people that earn well despite not having a university degree, but then their earning might still indirectly benefit from the education of others. The only justification for having a cost is to discourage people taking "less productive courses", but if we exempt people that earn little despite their degree, that counters exactly this, so what is the point...
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