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Originally Posted by Baraka_Guru
I'm sorry, ace, but that's not a very convincing argument against public support for universities. Then again, I'm not one to be won over by such emotional appeals (especially considering I know of several white-collar workers who bust their asses for well under $80,000 a year).
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Perhaps we should start another thread. It is not the best argument, I simply have a bias against "intellectual" types, and those who leach off of hard working people and then say stuff about how they cling to their guns and religion in a condescending manner.
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Are you saying, generally, that taxation should be à la carte?
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No, I think people who use goods and services (even those provided by government) should pay for them. When costs to society can not be allocated to specific individuals or groups each tax payer should pay their fair share, for example national defense or on a local level police and fire. On the other-hand people who use universities for their betterment or national parks for enjoyment should pay for it to the degree that the benefit to the individual is greater than the benefit to society.