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Originally Posted by Temporary_User
So Sliver you are against the Olympics?
Even NHL teams get support from tax payers when they get new buildings (seems cgy and edm might be excluded from that right now though)
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Except that the government usually gets the ability to recover those funds through increased tax dollar generation, both in business or personal taxes.
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Originally Posted by Temporary_User
I bet I can answer Traditional's question for him: No.
Every single person who attends some sort of higher education receives grants to do so. I get them when I sign up for my student loans. So the cheques that I get are around 90% loans, 10% grants that I never have to pay back.
So everyone even those who get "profitable" degrees get grants and never pay any of them back.
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But your degree gives you increased pay which gives us increased tax dollars. Over your lifetime that Grant money is more then recovered. Plus you either joining an organization or starting your own venture generates more tax dollars.