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Article #216Re: Tubular Debacle Highlights Moral Bankruptcy
From: Jeff Burrows
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1996 00:00
Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1996 00:00
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Phil Fraikin <Phil_Fraikin@mindlink.bc.ca> wrote:
>>[...] then how about "a bunch of overpriveleged students, tiresomely
>>parroting neo-conservative rubbish, while living off government largesse"
>Living off government largesse? Who do you think pays CUPE members?
>The government, and students (whether they're government supported or
>not).
All students are supported by taxpayers ('government').
The average university student pays less than 20% of the
full cost of his-her education, via tuition.
Barry is correct when he says that students live off
government largesse. This may change over the next decade.
-Jeff
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