Maybe subsidized by it, but a lot of services from my local state institution are accessible by all.
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morrowind@lemmy.ml 2 months agoThey do, it’s part of the tuition
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
BussyCat@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s also run by people vetted by the school who are also employees so they generally have other responsibilities and then the service doesn’t generate a profit. Which is a long way of saying it’s not even remotely close to being the same
LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Not really the same. Charging for this would discourage people from using it. They have to make a choice on feeling safe vs. spending money.
This gives everyone the option and subsidizes it to the entire community.
This is exactly why socializing things like this is beneficial.
Every service has a cost. That cost is the value of the labor being provided. But we decide as a society that providing services like this benefits everyone living in society. Regardless of if they use it directly or not.
morrowind@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Good point. A sort of community service I guess
LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Glad you got that! Its a major point in talking about social programs. If you can see this in college programs you can see the benefit when applied to social programs as well. Not sure if I can convince you of that too. But it’s always nice to get a response of “that makes sense” in this context.