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Originally Posted by Hundebolg  Because sound education is an asset to the economy as a whole as it encourages high productivity and innovation. College graduates will also pay more taxes .. why shouldn't the state give them free education ? |
Every child already receives approx $100,000 worth of education free of charge. Further, federal and state governments subsidize higher education to the tune of tens of billions of dollars each year. I don't see any reason why it needs to be more than that.
The outstanding strength of the US university system is derived from the fact that we have so many private universities that are not government-run or funded. I see no reason to change that.