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by stevenalowe 17 days ago
I'm all for informed consent - publish the data - but leave the choice to the individual. The goal of education is self-improvement, not necessarily/only money.

The way student debt is (mis)managed is a different issue.

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> I'm all for informed consent - publish the data - but leave the choice to the individual.

The choice is not being taken away - the Federal government is merely telling the universities to find some other way to fund those programs.

the federal government is making value decisions for us. no bueno.
I agree with you on the goal of education. But whats the goal of government education subsidies?
> whats the goal of government education subsidies

a more educated populace is a public and civic good on its own terms. Public funding for education is maybe partially for economic returns, but is mostly because education is a necessary part of a functioning democracy and a necessary part of living a good fulfilling life

Shifting the goalposts. For most of american history a high school education was considered sufficient to be part of a functioning democracy. If a music education (or whatever) is required to be part of democracy, then everyone should have it.
Education isn't a binary, so I'm not sure why we should arbitrarily draw the line at highschool as we become richer as a nation
Because high school is what we fully fund as a nation
So have community things where people give free lectures at the local library or whatever.
Yes we should also do this
To help people get the education that they want. Not pick winners/losers.
They're not picking. They're rewarding.
rewarding winners somehow is not picking?