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A comment on UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors to donors. Parent comment

Re:UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors t... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @09:28PM (#24561994)
> If people are willing to pay millions to go to college, that's potentially a great advantage to students who otherwise have trouble affording it -- let the rich kids subsidize it for everyone else.

The correct way to do this is via marginal tax rates.

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Re:UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors t... by ajkjk on Tuesday September 22, 2020 @10:29PM (#24562337)
What makes it 'correct'?
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Re:UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors t... by lotsofpulp on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @05:33AM (#24564910)
Taxes are the fairer way for society’s rich to help the poor.

Letting rich people choose who to subsidize results in them building up their own tribes.

Obviously government has some of the same risks, but theoretically, at least they can be countered with laws requiring transparency and allowing for corrective actions if problems are found.

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