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by bombolo 1222 days ago
> you also need to finance you living

Not really, you can get loans with very low interest rates and you don't have to pay them back until you make a high enough salary.

But yeah it's not perfect (still better than the USA system).

I'd rather leave my kids to people that are educated rather than to people who are improvising and will never become experienced because they will change jobs ASAP because they aren't paid enough.

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Possibly a language mistake from my side. I'm not talking about the interest rate but rather that studying comes with costs. You need to buy books, computer, transportation, rent, etc. So regardless of who actually pays the tuition, you have numerous costs while also missing several years of work which is bad for society and your retirement.

I don't see a conflict between having a decent salary and not having a university education. I wrote a paper at university showing that a majority of all university degrees in my country doesn't pay itself. You miss out on too much money and experience during the years you are studying. There are exceptions, naturally, but I don't believe everyone should need a university degree.