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Re:Colleges at the breaking point, forcing ‘hard choices’ ab... by lotsofpulp on Thursday April 30, 2020 @02:32PM (#23034359)
If the US treated education as a public good, then the US taxpayers would pay for education.
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Re:Colleges at the breaking point, forcing ‘hard choices’ ab... by jackcosgrove on Thursday April 30, 2020 @02:36PM (#23034408)
Maybe not the best word to use. Education is not a private good, like that offered by a medieval guild which required the learner to work for some period for the guild like an indentured servant.
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