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Re:Ask HN: Would you make every country have a wealth tax li... by upmind on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @03:48PM (#42703635)
Students shouldn't be funding universities, they lack the funds for anything substantial. University graduates makes more sense imo.
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Re:Ask HN: Would you make every country have a wealth tax li... by jiriknesl on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @12:36AM (#42707670)
In the end, graduates are going to pay for it. But I wouldn't necessarily tie the university with its graduates. What if somebody drops-off? What if, in the future, students will be able to combine classes (and get credits) from 3 universities via online lessons? Each uni can have different system of student debt.

I think, paying per class or year (but rather class) and having student debt as a separate instrument (that can be private or public), is much better.

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