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The "free fees and books and stuff" thread.

Chinafoot · 2006-04-20 21:51:53

*Right folks as requested, here are the posts from the Halting Site thread which sparked a debate about the issue of library book and free fees, etc. In order to keep the thread as coherent as possible I have quoted the original post by Blush in this post so you all know whats happening and where the posts came from. This…

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#92 07-05-2006 2:03am
Blush_01

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On that - for anyone who has a problem with not paying fees, you have the option of going to a fee-paying college. Just as with secondary school and primary school you didn't HAVE to pay fees, but if you wanted to, the option was available - private schools, boarding schools etc. are fee-paying primary and secondary level educational institutions, yet nobody campaigns for a return to primary or second level fees!

Also, Byrno, with that Australian thing, don't your repayments depend on your wage bracket? People can just do course after course and never pay for it because they never earn enough to incur the minimum payment requirement, never mind paying the thing off in full!

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