Comments on: Taxing college tuition to pay government pensions http://www.jrganymede.com/2009/12/19/taxing-college-tuition-to-pay-government-pensions/ We endeavor to give satisfaction Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:19:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam Greenwood http://www.jrganymede.com/2009/12/19/taxing-college-tuition-to-pay-government-pensions/comment-page-1/#comment-7742 Adam Greenwood Mon, 21 Dec 2009 15:54:23 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=1844#comment-7742 It might make more sense to just stop subsidizing colleges, or to make the subsidies more efficient. For example, if we feel that our national defense requires more technology grads than the market might otherwise produce, why not just use the money we spend on subsidizing those college departments and instead give a bonus to everyone who takes up certain sorts of technology jobs, e.g.? It might make more sense to just stop subsidizing colleges, or to make the subsidies more efficient. For example, if we feel that our national defense requires more technology grads than the market might otherwise produce, why not just use the money we spend on subsidizing those college departments and instead give a bonus to everyone who takes up certain sorts of technology jobs, e.g.?

]]> By: Ben Pratt http://www.jrganymede.com/2009/12/19/taxing-college-tuition-to-pay-government-pensions/comment-page-1/#comment-7712 Ben Pratt Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:13:49 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=1844#comment-7712 Good call, John. In the same category: encouraging people to go (additional) tens of thousands of dollars into debt to get advanced degrees in fields that only pay even PhDs in the $30k range. Good call, John.

In the same category: encouraging people to go (additional) tens of thousands of dollars into debt to get advanced degrees in fields that only pay even PhDs in the $30k range.

]]> By: John Mansfield http://www.jrganymede.com/2009/12/19/taxing-college-tuition-to-pay-government-pensions/comment-page-1/#comment-7705 John Mansfield Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:34:22 +0000 http://www.jrganymede.com/?p=1844#comment-7705 I suspect one motive behind college-for-everyone is to game the unemployment rate. Non-working students don't count as unemployed. I suspect one motive behind college-for-everyone is to game the unemployment rate. Non-working students don’t count as unemployed.

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