Why should taxpayers subsidize public colleges and universities?
Question by MaggieM: Why should taxpayers subsidize public colleges and universities?
I am working on an Economics Essay to support the question “Why should taxpayers subsidize public colleges and universities?”
Can anyone point me in the directon of a website or online article that would be able to provide me with information to support the answer to this question?
Thank you for your help!
Best answer:
Answer by Lars H
That’s exactly what we have been doing her in Denmark for 700 years, and we feel it’s okay.
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For the same reason why they pay for public schools even if they don’t have kids who go to them – because everyone benefits from the knowledge they gain after they graduate.
I’ve never needed the fire department’s help. Does that mean my tax dollars shouldn’t go to fund them?