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Shouldn't university be free for some students?
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Anonymous
It’s certainly free in every developed country. In undeveloped ones, no. |
Anonymous
:applause: I needed this, thank you. |
Anonymous
Sheltered? People who have kids should expect the associated costs including college. |
Anonymous
Japan, Korea, Vietnam were all totally destroyed with wars, and became the poorest countries in recent history. Most of the Asian immigrants came to this country with nothing much and challenged with language/cultural barriers and discrimination. Similar stories with Irish, Jewish, and many Europeans. I don't buy that a kid born in the 21st century is entitled to some kind of special treatment because of events in history. |
Anonymous
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Slavery happened. It was wrong.
Taking land from Native Americans happened. It was wrong. Women were not allowed to vote until the 20th century. It was wrong. Immigrants were mistreated. It was wrong. BUT, at what point do people STOP claiming victimhood and get on with their lives? The idea of Reparations is stupid. |
Anonymous
Your "skin in the game" is sweat equity. You have to go to class, study, and then prove you learned something on exams or on papers. You pay with time and effort. The idea that you should have to pay up front for the opportunity is actually what perverts the whole process. Because then you wind up with students who feel entitled to their degrees, to good grades and professional opportunities because they (or rather their parents, who also get entitled) paid a lot of money to be there. College is not a good in and of itself. Without the student working hard to acquire knowledge and skills, college is nothing but a rubber stamp. If you just make it an expensive rubber stamp available only to rich people, you don't wind up with an educated, skilled workforce. You wind up with a bunch of whiny, entitled people who think they should get a reward for showing up, plus a bunch of angry people who are locked out of good jobs because they couldn't afford the rubber stamp. College should absolutely be free. It's an opportunity, not a prize. |
Anonymous
That already exists - how could anyone not know that? |
Anonymous
Some people think they shouldn't pay tax. |
Anonymous
K-12 could charge tuition and only be free for the truly needy. |
Anonymous
Some people don't believe in society, and would rather return to a system where you survival and lifetime success is dictated by your ability to hoard resources and protect your own interests. Me, I like society. I like paved roads and bridges that are inspected and maintained. I like clean water that comes out of a tap. I like parks and public safety and knowing my food, which I bought at a store and did not have to grow myself or barter for, is actually edible and won't kill me and my kids. I like books and television and movies and art, things no one would have the time or ability to make without stuff like infrastructure or functional cities. I like kids just going to school, all kids, and getting a basic education so that they aren't idiots and can do things like work, vote, and raise families without screwing things up too bad. I don't like anarchists, extreme libertarians, or idiots. |
Anonymous
+1 everyone should get same price. |
Anonymous
| TROLL |
Anonymous
Imagine if we charged different prices for cars, houses, etc. based on an individual’s background. This is what colleges are doing. |
Anonymous
| I actually think black men should enjoy prima nocta privileges whenever a white, Hispanic or AAPI female turns 18. Seems like the least we can do, cause yaknow 400 years |
Anonymous
So what should happen to kids whose parents did not? The kids have no control over that. |