The Fairness Argument Against Fully Tax-Funded Higher Education
A significant argument posits that it is unfair to fund the entire cost of higher education from general taxation. [7, 8] This viewpoint, supported by economists like Nick Barr of the London School of Economics (LSE), questions the equity of a system where all taxpayers, including those from lower-income backgrounds and those who do not attend university, subsidize the full cost for those who do, who are often from better-off backgrounds. [3, 7, 8]
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