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Re:Why Does College Cost So Much? by brudgers on Saturday February 19, 2011 @12:01PM (#2239338)
Some people believe education has intrinsic value.
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Re:Why Does College Cost So Much? by yummyfajitas on Saturday February 19, 2011 @01:04PM (#2239482)
Some people believe an XBox has intrinsic value.

And much like the people who believe education has intrinsic value, they should pay for it themselves.

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Re:Why Does College Cost So Much? by brudgers on Saturday February 19, 2011 @06:03PM (#2240186)
In the US, most people pay for education with private money.
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Re:Why Does College Cost So Much? by bugsy on Saturday February 19, 2011 @12:40PM (#2239428)
Sure a real liberal arts education where you study the classics has intrinsic value.

Job tech training not so much.

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Re:Why Does College Cost So Much? by ceejayoz on Sunday February 20, 2011 @12:46PM (#2242437)
Certainly, but I very much doubt 55% of America is paying tens of thousands of dollars for that reason.
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