Quote Originally Posted by SurfDemon
Furthermore, those countries that have a free higher education system are far more likely to provide political opportunities to "dirt poor" citizens by allowing them to persue any career they wish. Be it doctor, lawyer or even computer programmer. Given that a good education is often (but not always ) linked to political life, this would appear to be another deciding factor in favour of other countries having more political opportunities... but oh, hang on, I forgot, America is the land of the free, isn't it How silly of me to question that
Haha you think its free higher education huh? A lot of these socialistic countries that you are talking about have tax rates upwards of 40-60%. When will people learn that nothing is free, everything is getting paid for one way or another. I for one would rather have the choice to go to any college I want, paying as much or as little as I decide, not what the government decides.

And even the very poor in the US can get a great college education. There are so many grants, scholarships, and low interest loans available to those that work hard and get good grades in high school (which is “free” for everyone in the US).

There is a reason why people from all over the world come to the US for higher education, even though it is not “free”. I guess it’s the same reason why people come to the US for medical care, the “free” education that other countries doctors receive is just not the same as it is here in the US.

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