Marx was wrong about a great many things. But he was at least true enough to his egalitarianism to recognize that “free” college would benefit the upper crust of society and make inequality worse.
I read your republished blog on FEE titled "Why Karl Marx Desperately Needed Jordan Peterson’s Advice" and I'm genuinely shocked that a history major could be so uncritical of the world around him. Marx's hygiene and personality don't change the fact that our current society has an unexplainable and unjustifiable distribution of wealth that leaves millions in poverty with only a few people holding most of the US' wealth.
Also, this article about college completely ignores the fact that if the barrier of cost were gone, not just rich people would go to undergrad or even grad school. You’re operating under the assumption that the socioeconomic breakdown of students would remain the same despite the whole framework changing drastically, making it possible for anyone to go to college. And, when people say “free” they know the money has to come from somewhere, they know taxes pay for this kind of thing. That’s what progressives are in favor of, using taxes to redistribute the benefits of that wealth through public libraries, public parks, public schools, medicare/medicaid, food stamps, etc. It’s all in an effort to support those who are less well-off through the funds of more fortunate people who don’t need it all.
I read your republished blog on FEE titled "Why Karl Marx Desperately Needed Jordan Peterson’s Advice" and I'm genuinely shocked that a history major could be so uncritical of the world around him. Marx's hygiene and personality don't change the fact that our current society has an unexplainable and unjustifiable distribution of wealth that leaves millions in poverty with only a few people holding most of the US' wealth.
My words can't do this visualization justice: https://mkorostoff.github.io/1-pixel-wealth/
Hopefully you take a look at it.
Also, this article about college completely ignores the fact that if the barrier of cost were gone, not just rich people would go to undergrad or even grad school. You’re operating under the assumption that the socioeconomic breakdown of students would remain the same despite the whole framework changing drastically, making it possible for anyone to go to college. And, when people say “free” they know the money has to come from somewhere, they know taxes pay for this kind of thing. That’s what progressives are in favor of, using taxes to redistribute the benefits of that wealth through public libraries, public parks, public schools, medicare/medicaid, food stamps, etc. It’s all in an effort to support those who are less well-off through the funds of more fortunate people who don’t need it all.