Income-sharing agreements let students trade future earnings for investment

Re:Income-sharing agreements let students trade future earni... by stale2002 on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @01:23PM (#19626846)

Or how about we give people the voluntary choice to participate, or not participate, in these efforts?

That way those that prefer more expensive forms of education, can be free to do that and pay for it, and those who don't, don't have to do so.

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Re:Income-sharing agreements let students trade future earni... by cowpig on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @02:50PM (#19627645)

An educated population is a public good. Particularly in a democracy.

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Re:Income-sharing agreements let students trade future earni... by Matticus_Rex on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @05:13PM (#19628836)

Okay, even if we accept the basic logic there uncritically, it's not infinitely good. For example, the 24th year of schooling is not a public good, because there's no plausible argument that the social benefits it provides are greater than the cost. What about the 20th? The 16th? At what point does it cease to be a public good?

(Hint, we have some attempts to answer this question, and it suggests that college is a private good with a value that is mostly in signaling rather than skill acquisition, and casts some doubt on whether high school really meets the criteria)

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Re:Income-sharing agreements let students trade future earni... by gristig on Wednesday April 10, 2019 @04:43PM (#19628585)

Not everyone that is taught at college causes an educated population. Underwater basket weaving - like course cause more harm than good.

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