One thing I've never understood about this position--why is university such a stark cutoff? Most everyone agrees students shouldn't have to pay for their books in K-12. We agree it's better for our society if primary and second education is not gated by a family's wealth. Not just ethnically, I think it's better for a nation's economic productivity. The whole world is getting more educated, and it does feel like a bachelors or equivalent training is what a high school diploma was 60 years ago.

> I don't think society should pay for students' university books.

Why not? You will have to pay for their jail cells if they don't get the education experience they need to compete in a global economy.

>I don't think society should pay for students' university books.

Then society should stop accumulating savings beyond what is reasonable. There are two sides to every discussion.

Then society gets the fruits of this small investments in terms of social services, public school, public hospitals, etc.