Why are universities not (((free))) in Canada or Australia

Staying healthy is more important than some meme degree

More tax money goes to healthcare than universities

>>69545902
It doesn't benefit society having free university degrees, but it does having free healthcare

>>69545929
This. I hope universities will cost money again so we don't have stupid people wasting tax money doing meme degrees.

Because the hippocratic oath exists and health is integral to living while tertiary education is not.

Also US public health expenditure as a percentage of gdp is higher than both Canada's and Australia's and you guys get two shitty programs in return: medicaid and medicare + a new program (obongocare) that effectively forces you to buy a private product.

>>69545902
>>69545929
High school is free. It doesn't have to be. Universities teach worthless degrees. Canada is the source of gender studies and other similar garbage. Anita Sarkeesian was educated here.

>>69545902
Having free universities is a real effective way to have every single poor ass Muhammed and his turban buddies gain access to your country for a few years.

If universities and degrees have to actually cost money, you wont be pulling in the subhuman scum from every other 3rd world shithole.

>>69546028
It should stay free but, harder to join

Also healthcare in australia isn't exactly free. 49% of australians have private health insurance as there are tax incentives for doing so. I would say for the average australian, health costs are more subsidised than entirely covered for a variety of reasons.

>>69546186
Why free? Why should people that don'5 benefit from degrees, and therefore on average earn less, pay for richer people to benefit from a degree