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Re:Why has college gotten so expensive in the last 30 years?... by justinmeiners on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @08:14PM (#24348643)
See other comments. That may be the case, but it's wrong to frame it as "free" vs "paid".
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Re:Why has college gotten so expensive in the last 30 years?... by sudosysgen on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @08:20PM (#24348683)
I'm not framing it as free vs paid. I'm framing it as public vs private. The public sector just does some things better.

No one in Europe is under the illusion that public services are free. This is a complete strawman. But they are much more cost-effective than the alternative, a lot of the time, and provide universal services to everyone and help maintain the social fabric of a society.

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