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From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora)
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Subject: Re: Who pays? (pc's at UVM)
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Date: Wed, 15-May-85 01:42:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 15 01:42:00 1985
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>/* scott@gitpyr.UUCP (Scott Holt) /  1:15 pm  May 11, 1985 */

>    Why sould music majors pay for part of the education of an engineer
>or scientist? Have you ever heard of public goods? Sooner or later, in one
>way or another, the education provided to an engineer or scientist will
>be benificial to the music major...be it improved roads, faster banking
>service, better and cheaper recording equipment. 
>    The eductaion that we get is benificial to not only our selves, but to
>every active member of society. Why shouldnt the cost of that education be
>distributed equally...personaly I feel a engineering or science major shouldnt
>have to pay for a PC, a music major shouldnt have to pay for his instruments,
>a chemistry student shouldnt have to pay for the lab equipment...all who
>derive benifits from the education of these people should pay...that is, 
>the taxpayers...only when the tools of education become tools of profit 
>should the student pay for them ... that is, after graduation.
> 
>                           - your friendly neighborhood quasi-socialist,
>                             Scott Holt.


Ok, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt on this one  --  you didn't think
very much before opening your mouth here.

If I get $5 worth of benefit from the education of a person, how much
do I have to contribute to that education $5, $10, $15, . . . ?

Oh, and I know this is just a pragmatic question, but how do you propose to
measure such benefits?  Oh, I know, we'll get a committee together . . .

					Mike Sykora