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From: andrew@inmet.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Response to Anti-Reagan Tirade - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 6-Apr-84 06:57:47 EST
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inmet!andrew    Apr  5 21:23:00 1984

>  Why should we the
>  taxpayers, pay >14k for you to go to a "prestigous" school?  I'd rather 
>  invest in a state university, and to my knowledge, none of the state
>  universities cost >14k.

In other words, you feel that the "prestigious" schools should be reserved
for those who can afford to go to them, thus perpetuating the existing
inequities in the class structure.  I suppose that in an era when elitist,
materialistic trash like "The Preppy Handbook" can top the best-seller
lists, such attitudes can resurface as well.

Incidentally, has anyone considered that broadening the educational base (by 
subsidizing high-quality education to anyone capable of benefiting from it) is 
an investment in this country's future rather than a waste of tax money?
 
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