tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25079692.post8199884888630535190..comments2023-09-17T14:52:24.806+01:00Comments on keeper of the keys: Touting the taboo?Stephen_Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15582003661448372723noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25079692.post-18864999085111244332008-08-12T13:40:00.000+01:002008-08-12T13:40:00.000+01:00I say screw it, let everyone pay. Confine governme...I say screw it, let everyone pay. <BR/><BR/>Confine government expenditure to paying larger grants to disadvantaged students and promoting better student achievement in primary and secondary education. That is where results will be easier to get and they'll also be worth more.<BR/><BR/>As an aside the idea that the government is short sighted is also a red herring. Universities should be free of central authority except as a regulator or standards monitoring function. <BR/><BR/>The money give the government power over universities, which restricts freedom at the college president level. The more freedom they have the better competition will be between universities and the harder they will push themselves to outdo each other and so improve our international rep!<BR/><BR/>EoinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25079692.post-19564702731143620022008-07-29T13:29:00.000+01:002008-07-29T13:29:00.000+01:00I think I agree with you, but I can't help feeling...I think I agree with you, but I can't help feeling that even if it was the right move, it would still create a message that college had become elite again. If the government were to do this, they would probably choose a lower cut-off income bracket than 100,000. Also, there would inevitably be families who earn just too much for the cut-off but not enough to pay themselves. Earnings are entirely relative to where one lives and how many are being supported and what's a necessity for that family. If it were tested not just by means but also by the necessity for the person to move out of home to attend college (because grants are useless, and can't in reality be lived on) then I would probably support it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com