SB 2018-158: Free Higher Education for Atlasia Act (Passed)

[cinyc]

I oppose the very idea of “free” higher education and cannot support this bill in any form. There’s no such thing as “free”. Somebody has to pay for it - and why should the plumbers and tradesman of the world, who don’t go to traditonal schools, subsidize people getting useless liberal arts degrees?

[cinyc]

What about primary and secondary education then? Why not just privatise that? They're increasingly similar in that higher education is also a necessity or close to it. Admittedly they're not the same, but it does people and our country a real disservice to be denied higher education. And furthermore if you look at the funding I doubt many plumbers or tradesmen will be affected.

No, higher education isn’t a necessity or close to it. Millions of Atlasians make excellent livings without higher education - including plumbers and other tradespeople, who will be taxed to pay for people getting useless liberal arts degrees that have no application in the real world. We need more plumbers, not philosophy majors. Why should we subsidize philosophy majors at the expense of plumbers and tradesmen?

[cinyc]

If you read the bill, you'll find that plumbers and tradesmen aren't the ones paying more for this program. This program makes the tax system fairer in order to let all Atlasians have greater opportunities and the chance to get a quality education and a path to the middle class. And those who don't have that opportunity are increasingly losing out in today's society.

If you think banks are just going to be charged a "risk" fee without passing that on to their customers, I have a bridge to sell you. And some of the people who make more than $5,000,000 are college dropouts, like Bill Gates.