▲ 366 ▼ Why the fuck does it cost money to get smarter?? (aussie.zone) submitted 10 months ago by Fleur_@aussie.zone to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 237 comments fedilink hide all child comments Stupid ass private education bullshit
[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 child) Free to the user... Are you just trying to muddy this water? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Not at all. By calling for education and healthcare to be free, you're voluntarily giving ammunition to politicians that they can use to sway low-information voters. If every person who supported public education and public healthcare stopped calling it free right now, the people against these public services would still call them free. Because they want it to sound like people are trying to get something for nothing. They like it when we call it free. Calling something free just conforms to the narrative that education and healthcare are something you would have to pay for in the first place. Why would you ever have to pay for a basic human right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago Idno man, that's sounds like a very America brained argument. When people say free healthcare they don't mean we should have self sustaining health slaves colony to heal us up for no money. Obviously it's going to cost tax money if it's not directly billing the consumer. Public healthcare also doesn't mean free healthcare. In Iceland it's subsidised 90% with a wax payment of like $200 monthly or something so it's not free, but it is public. You can also have free but private permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Not at all. By calling for education and healthcare to be free, you're voluntarily giving ammunition to politicians that they can use to sway low-information voters. If every person who supported public education and public healthcare stopped calling it free right now, the people against these public services would still call them free. Because they want it to sound like people are trying to get something for nothing. They like it when we call it free. Calling something free just conforms to the narrative that education and healthcare are something you would have to pay for in the first place. Why would you ever have to pay for a basic human right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago Idno man, that's sounds like a very America brained argument. When people say free healthcare they don't mean we should have self sustaining health slaves colony to heal us up for no money. Obviously it's going to cost tax money if it's not directly billing the consumer. Public healthcare also doesn't mean free healthcare. In Iceland it's subsidised 90% with a wax payment of like $200 monthly or something so it's not free, but it is public. You can also have free but private permalink fedilink source parent
[–] olafurp@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago Idno man, that's sounds like a very America brained argument. When people say free healthcare they don't mean we should have self sustaining health slaves colony to heal us up for no money. Obviously it's going to cost tax money if it's not directly billing the consumer. Public healthcare also doesn't mean free healthcare. In Iceland it's subsidised 90% with a wax payment of like $200 monthly or something so it's not free, but it is public. You can also have free but private permalink fedilink source parent