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VAMatt said:
DirtyP2002 said:

SPIN!

You don't have to pay for education in Germany. Sure taxes will be spent here, but there is no extra fee or anything like it for it.

 

I am not saying Germany is the greatest country on this planet, even though I reall like living here and think it is a great country to raise my children. I will probably never leave it.
I am just pointing out that there is a way to let people have free access to education and health care AND have a great and strong economy at the same time.

 I don't know much about Germany in particular. But, I do have a basic understanding of economics.  I know that it is a 100% Stone Cold fact that there is no such thing as free education.

What you are saying is that education is funded by other people, rather than by the student.  That's not even in the same ballpark as free. It just means that other people are picking up the tab for your education.

Right. And then once the person who got the 'free' college gets a good job they then pay for others with their taxes. Get it? It's a cycle that works wonderfully. Taxes are not a bad thing as some Americans stupidly think. What's bad is the poor usage of tax money. So whereas other countries are fine doing things that benefit all of society as a whole with their tax money, Americans would rather it be spent not for the benefit of society as whole. Which leads to the American wasteland and vast wealth disparity it is now since the entire country is just about serving themselves and not others.