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Should universities be held financially accountable if graduates, with degrees leading to lower income jobs, default on their student loans?

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Response rates from 234 Democratic Socialism voters.

35%
Yes
65%
No
30%
Yes
46%
No
2%
Yes, make the liability proportional to the expected yearly income of the degree offered
15%
No, we should instead focus on decreasing the cost of education
2%
Yes, but only if they are for profit universities
3%
No, and higher education should be free for everyone
1%
No, it is the student’s responsibility to manage their financial outcome

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 @B4VB3F3from Ontario  answered…10hrs10H

Yes, and higher education should be free for everyone, make the liability proportional to the expected yearly income of the degree offered

 @B4RNJZYfrom Ontario  answered…4 days4D

No, but higher education should be free for all Canadian born students only. We should also be promoting the trades rather than everyone getting useless university degrees.

 @Leostarfrom Ontario  answered…3wks3W

This question is unclear. What does finanically accountable for a debt mean? Does the University owe that debt to another body? If so, No. they cannot become responsible for a student's financial situation. That is ridiculous so I cannot think that is what is meant by the question.

 @9HCP7QVfrom Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

No. It is the student’s responsiblity to manage their financial outcome. Student loans should be harder to acquire and only applicable to certain programs.

 @9H34J25from Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

Stop the government from giving out student loans and universities will be forced to lower tuitions or have no students.

 @9FPKZXKfrom Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

I only dependent if the students can or can't pay for it.

 @9FP3QX2from Ontario  answered…2yrs2Y

University should never be paid. Paid university is a system that only serves to keep the lower class in poverty.

 @B38NB7Tfrom Ontario  answered…2mos2MO

No, higher education should be free for everyone and the government should be held accountable for the state of the labour pool and wages.

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