• @fouloleron
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    310 hours ago

    I think I understand your concern, but how do you very briefly describe what’s happening a better way?

    Schools in the US are “free”, although they are generally funded by taxes. I think if you said to most people that society benefits from a good basic education for everyone, they would agree.

    If you said that should apply to higher education, it doesn’t sound like too much of a stretch.

    If you then said “we should have the same standard of education and funding for the entire nation”, many people would say “No way”, because America, and that would mean centralized funding and standards and stuff. It’s always that last part.

    • @[email protected]
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      9 hours ago

      National education. Funded degrees. Paid-for education. Universal education. Lots of options.

      We don’t call it free healthcare do we?