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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Playing devil's advocate here (I don't support 100% taxpayer-subsidized tuition): couldn't you say all of the above about elementary and secondary education as well? There's no guarantee that high school graduates will stay in Alberta, and what motivation do they have to take their studies seriously since 100% of their education is being paid for by the taxpayers? Why draw the line at what amount of education the government should fully fund at the post-secondary level?
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Primary and secondary education are a basic public service that all jurisdictions provide. Post-secondary is an option that not all jurisdictions treat equally.