Re:The college debt crisis is worse than it seems
by toomuchtodo on Monday May 23, 2016 @04:40PM
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> The incentives for the roles where the credential is meaningless change because the employer can choose not to pay the tax.
Which would be illegal, and carry a penalty. Unless they choose not to hire someone with an education, in which case, they didn't need the person to have that costly skill.
Re:The college debt crisis is worse than it seems
by maxerickson on Monday May 23, 2016 @04:42PM
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I meant by removing the requirement for the credential from the position. I edited in a note about it.
More: But I see that I've misunderstood what you initially proposed. It doesn't make any sense to me to tax the education, I'm not sure taxing the (credentialed) position makes sense, but at least it provides cromulent incentives.
The incentives for the roles where the credential is meaningless change because the employer can choose not to pay the tax (by removing the requirement for the credential). Under your proposal the employee can't.