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devit
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Colleges at the breaking point, forcing ‘hard choi...
Maybe it could be a percentage of all taxable income, kind of like giving out equity in the student themselves as a person?
Although of course there is no reason for college in general to be particularly expensive.
outoftheabyss
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That's what it is here in the UK. It's around 8% of everything over £20k with loan forgiveness after 30 years.
cure
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I believe Australia has a system along those lines, with forgiveness for people who work in the public service sector.
sgerenser
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The US has this too, has for many years:
https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/repayment/plans/income-d...
sneeze-slayer
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And the US Department of Ed denies 99% of applications:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2018/09/24/public-...
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Although of course there is no reason for college in general to be particularly expensive.