(05-26-2018 06:41 PM)quo vadis Wrote:  

(05-26-2018 03:02 PM)Attackcoog Wrote:  By the way, next time someone brings up how unfair it is that kids have to subsidize athletics (in other words, they dont like paying to to subsidize the kids on athletic scholarship), keep in mind that every kid paying the full cost is subsidizing those who are not paying the full cost of tuition. If your going to get rid of athletics, get rid of this too.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-studen...1389324456

The article almost gets it right, but what is actually happening is that the schools are just engaging in price discrimination, charging those who can afford to pay more. But the "more" isn't subsidizing the "less". The money goes in to one big pot, the university.

If anything, price discrimination - charging the rich and middle class more - just means the school has more money to pay for more bloated administrative bureaucracy, and athletics. The poorer kids aren't getting that money.

What? If they are paying less, thats same as giving them the money to help pay for their college. Im sure the middle class kids taking out loans would love to get the lower price.