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From: jimr@hcrvx2.UUCP (Jim Robinson)
Newsgroups: can.politics
Subject: Re: who should pay for education. sort of.
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Date: Tue, 3-Mar-87 17:32:06 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar  3 17:32:06 1987
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Reply-To: jimr@hcrvx2.UUCP (Jim Robinson)
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In article <221@fornax.uucp> chapman@fornax.uucp (John Chapman) writes:
>Well let me try to put it in simpler terms for you.
>
>Suppose universities decide to charge the full cost for each student.
>Do you have a problem with this - people paying for what they get?
>Then suppose Canada student loans are increased to cover these higher fees.
>Reasonable, no?
>So far we haven't changed things very much from what we have today.
>Now we say : having "you" educated benefits the whole country so we will
>forgive your student loans as long as you remain a member of this country.
>That's it. What is so radical or silly Brad?

Suppose hospitals decide to charge the full cost for each patient.
Do you have a problem with this - people paying for what they get?
Then suppose Canada health loans are implemented to cover these higher costs.
Reasonable, no?
Now we say : having "you" healthy benefits the whole country so we will
forgive your health loans as long as you remain a member of this country.
[Naturally, if the patient refuses to sign the required  promissory note we
refuse to provide him with free health care;  and if he can't afford the full
cost of a triple bypass - tough, he had his chance]
That's it. What is so radical or silly John?

J.B. Robinson