Posted by
Playful Walrus on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 3:49:20 PM
Michael Berliner of Los Angeles got it right when writing in to the Los Angeles Times about increased fees for University of California students:
Fees are being raised because the state is in debt. And why is it in debt? Because it spends more than it takes in. And why does it spend more than it takes in? Because it refuses to cut spending. And why does it refuse to cut spending? Because of entitlements -- i.e., the belief that people have a right to the wealth of others in the form of education, healthcare, etc.
And what's the source of the altruist morality of entitlements? The university classrooms.
It's a cycle, too be sure. Public education in general, staffed with Big Labor union members, churns out students who expect to rely as much as possible on the government. This helps swell the ranks and compensation of government employees, who are... ta-da... unionized!
Previously: A False Promise of a Cheap University Education