| Alexandre wrote: "Students who attend the University of Michigan do not owe anything to the state of Michigan."
That's a bit harsh. While I understand where you're coming from as an OSS who attended Michigan State and who no longer lives in the state (but visits frequently), I feel I owe at least a little something to the state (what exactly? I'm not quite sure). Maybe it’s something as small as talking up Michigan, business-wise, or as a good place to live (which I think it is, despite its economic doldrums right now). But the fact is, regardless of how much money you pay for that education, or even how you paid it -- either in taxes or in higher out/state fees-- fact is, you/I was attracted to, and benefited from, a school that was created and maintained by the good people of Michigan. If it wasn’t for these people, this state, you wouldn’t have gone there in the 1st place. And as a state university (as much as that may seem appalling to some Wolverines, that's what it is), it has a symbiotic relationship w/ its home state unlike a private --which is merely chartered by its home state. |