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Re:Tuition costs have risen 710% since 1983 (1200% since 198... by brightlancer on Monday July 10, 2023 @03:29PM (#36671710)
If passion doesn't pay the bills, it certainly can't pay taxes. Why should engineers and plumbers and garbagemen pay taxes to send someone to art school for years?

Once something is paid for with tax money, then the people paying the taxes want a say in how it's spent -- which is not just reasonable, it's a requirement of a liberal democracy.

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Re:Tuition costs have risen 710% since 1983 (1200% since 198... by boeingUH60 on Monday July 10, 2023 @03:39PM (#36671841)
Of course, countries with tax-funded higher education ration degrees. There are limited slots, and art courses are usually at the bottom of funding considerations.
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