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Discursive Essay Example 1

The document discusses whether students or the state should pay university tuition fees. It notes that in the UK tuition was previously paid by the government but is now paid by students, and there is debate around which is better. It also discusses arguments that education should be free but there are limited resources, and that some view university tuition as a basic right similar to healthcare.

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Discursive Essay Example 1

The document discusses whether students or the state should pay university tuition fees. It notes that in the UK tuition was previously paid by the government but is now paid by students, and there is debate around which is better. It also discusses arguments that education should be free but there are limited resources, and that some view university tuition as a basic right similar to healthcare.

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Students, not the state, should pay university tuition fees.

Twenty years ago, if you went to university in the UK, all of your tuition fees were paid for by
the government. Now, however, you have to pay for them yourself. There is currently a lot of
debate about which of these two situations is better. What is more, there are no
straightforward answers.

In an ideal world, all education would be free, including tertiary education. Nevertheless, the
fact of the matter is that we do not live in an ideal world and there is not an unlimited supply
of money.
In addition to this, the more money the government spends, the more it taxes its citizens, and
the less money they have.

On the other hand, it could be argued that in a modern democratic society, citizens have some
basic rights. For example, many people would agree that universal free healthcare is a basic
right: no one should go without medical attention because they can’t afford it. Likewise, a
significant number of people also think university fees should be free of charge. After all, they
maintain, if healthcare is free, why shouldn’t university be free, too?

In my own view, university tuition fees should not be totally free. If they are, many people will
go to university just because they don’t know what to do after secondary school. Obviously,
this is not the purpose of going to university. At the same time, fees should not be so
expensive that they put off people from poor families from carrying on with their studies.
Consequently, the best solution would be for the government to subsidise tuition fees, but not
to pay for them entirely.

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