Ubik
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Students should pay for their own education.
You mean all of it?
According to Liam Fox on Question Time last night, the ratio of student/tax in the new system is 60/40 (and I suspect this is a generous figure). At 9k a year, that makes a full degree around 15k per year (before the maintenance loan - another 3k a year). Non one's going to pay that. If you're willing to force students to go to other countries for the education and potentially losing those graduates as UK employees (and, as such, taxpayers), pretty much shutting down all universities in this country in the process, then go for it. Smart move.
While we're at it, why don't we let people that don't use the NHS, public transport, state schools and such opt out of paying tax? That'll make the country better off.