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Originally Posted by rubecube
I'd happily pay a more taxes for free post-secondary, universal child care, etc., despite the fact that I'm already graduated and will never have children.
Why is the general betterment of society so abhorrent to some people?
Also, do rich people think they don't benefit from having a healthy and educated workforce?
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I'm for free post secondary, but only if the system is more controlled. Allowing endless numbers of students to get non useful degrees on the tax payers dime is absurd. Countries like Sweden, the have free post secondary, also have very strong controls on how many students get to study in each field. They also duvet more people into trades earlier, which is also a great policy. A country like Canada needing to import skilled laborers is absurd, and it all has to do with the Canadian notion that getting a useless degree makes you more fulfilled or a better person than learning a valuable trade.
We could actually save a huge amount of money if we stopped mostly funding all the useless degree and began totally funding the ones we actually need.