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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 tehjoker on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @12:57AM (#24563139)
"let the rich kids subsidize it for everyone else."

This is also known as a progressive taxation system.

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Re:UC Berkeley inappropriately admitted students as favors t... by ajkjk on Wednesday September 23, 2020 @06:15PM (#24572747)
That's not correct. Taxation is one of many ways that some people's money support other people; we're talking about a different one.
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