Ya, I suppose I'm of two minds on this. I think removing financial barriers is a great thing and makes it easier for kids to continue their education. I know that some countries have pursued this (although specific examples escape me at this point) and I'd be interested to hear their experience with it.
I also do think that I had to take out huge student loans and pushed through, so why shouldn't everyone do that? We do pay for post-secondary education to some extent here, and the end gain is the students so the student should pay. I see the logic here, and having gone through it myself I do kind of agree with it. That said, those student loans were a huge burden and graduating with that hanging over your head sucks!
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