Sigh. A letter to the Ethicist column in the NY Times today. [link]
My daughter attended a small liberal-arts college in the U.S. that spends 25 percent of tuition funds on grants, scholarships, etc., none of which she received, although some were available to her. My wife and I strongly believe that this is forced charity, a redistribution of funds and hence unethical. We give to charity and support our alma maters, but that is voluntary. Shouldn’t the school simply cut its tuition by 25 percent?
What is wrong with people lately?
"Shouldn’t the school simply cut its tuition by 25 percent?"
Or you could make market-based choices, and send your kids to a different college. You do not live under Communism, much as you might think you do.
Seriously. We only ended entirely free undergraduate university education a few years ago (I was lucky enough to start uni in the final year of government subsidies). I for one think it was a short-sighted mistake to end it, and that the possibility of social mobility through education deserves massive investment. At the very least, I'd be delighted if my M.A. tuition fees contributed towards a scholarship for an undergrad whose parents couldn't afford the fees. But I'm a silly liberal.
My daughter attended a small liberal-arts college in the U.S. that spends 25 percent of tuition funds on grants, scholarships, etc., none of which she received, although some were available to her. My wife and I strongly believe that this is forced charity, a redistribution of funds and hence unethical. We give to charity and support our alma maters, but that is voluntary. Shouldn’t the school simply cut its tuition by 25 percent?
Awwww. It's so cute when you let the masses interpret Nozick into out current system-of-lives.
The letter-writer lives in Germany. If that matters for anything.
Or you could make market-based choices, and send your kids to a different college. You do not live under Communism, much as you might think you do.
Heh -- the writer of the Times column said this:
If you found the policies of this college morally offensive, you could have encouraged your daughter to attend another, maybe one with the inspiring Latin motto: Nullus admittendus pauper.
Happy Matilda Celebration!
We wish we could be there. Stupid distance between Seattle and SF!
Happy Birthday to Matilda! I am looking forward to the birthday girl pictures.
I agree with Matilda- shocking, indeed. Happy birthday!
How can I convince my co-worker that the state of Massachusetts is not going to barge in to every citizen's home and force them to have a flu shot?
Tell her we don't like Florida enough to make them do that- those shots are ours, bitches! I think Florida scares Massachusetts as much as Massachusetts scares Florida.
