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There are no strong arguments for hypocrisy.

The only people who support the higher fee are the ones who already benefited from the lower fee.

You won't hear a student or young person saying: "Yes, I want to pay more to get an education". It's always the old conservative people who eat the cake and want to have it too.

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There are people who are not inclined or able to pursue higher education. Should they support those who do? I'd say that Yes, society as a whole does benefit. But if I were someone who couldn't sit still in a classroom, and went to work at 16, I might see matters differently.

You're part of a system. And the system educates people and we have to pay for it. When you enjoy privileges like infrastructure, but dismiss paying taxes to educate other people, you're a hypocrite. Who do you think built the world you see today? And with what money? You can't eat the cake and have it too.

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