[anon291]

I agree with you on the goal of education. But whats the goal of government education subsidies?

[theahura]

> 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

[anon291]

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.

[theahura]

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

[anon291]

Because high school is what we fully fund as a nation

[tbrownaw]

So have community things where people give free lectures at the local library or whatever.

[theahura]

Yes we should also do this

[stevenalowe]

To help people get the education that they want. Not pick winners/losers.

[anon291]

They're not picking. They're rewarding.

[stevenalowe]

rewarding winners somehow is not picking?