To be fair, it’s not just an America problem.
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ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
That’s an America problem, not a capitalism problem. Free, or at least highly subsidised, higher education isn’t exactly limited to communist countries.
HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 4 months ago
uis@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Even just free higher education is not enough under capitalism. You need to live somewhere and eat something while you learn.
Deceptichum@kbin.social 4 months ago
Capitalism can keep people from studying because they need to work instead, or maybe they were in a low-income area and didn't get the chance to go to a good school to get the grades or knowledge they needed before higher education.
Capitalism affects every facet of our lives, even in developed countries where we try to spend money to counter it's damages.
ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
That’s a fair point, especially about the low income areas which is definitely also a big issue here in Germany.
Pirasp@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Sure, but that’s kind of what Bafög is for. Sure that’s also a loan, but one with very favourable terms.
ahornsirup@sopuli.xyz 4 months ago
Doesn’t really help if you never make it to uni because your parents weren’t able to help you out with schoolwork and couldn’t afford/didn’t care to get someone else to help you.
Bildungsferne is, sadly, often passed along from parents to children.