If we really feel like deifying certain degrees like medicine then we can subsidise those with bursaries and the like. You know what I do for a living? Mostly make TV adverts for children's toys and very high end property. My job gives nothing to the world. You wanna pay for my degree?
Do you pay taxes? If so, you're giving back to the system that could've helped you, and above and beyond the income you have to spend will be spent within the country you live in, right? You're going to buy new cars, a house, gadgets, niceties and what not off of your decent salary? It's both healthy and productive to see expense going into the economy by helping get people into long-term, sustainable and decent earning careers. Whatever they may be. Sure you can play rate the profession and say "doctors are more valuable than marketing departments", but it's somewhat pissing in your own bed for the sake of being pedantic.
This is the same fallacies surrounding the reasons people think nothing other than austerity can work. Do you want to see more expense going out to certain sectors? Oh gosh, MORE EXPENSE? WE'RE IN SO MUCH DEBT! WE NEED CUTS NOT EXPENSE! Yeah, sensible, careful and well-invested expense can lead to a healthy ecosystem that funds and sustains itself. Both socially and down to the actual £££'s.
Funding higher education at the point of entry is arguably a wise investment for the payoffs it will produce in many skilled workers across MANY sectors. Things like PHDs/doctorates and private institutions may still require grants/student expense. Basic degrees, for the most part, can be subsidised. Scotland doesn't seem to have such a massive issue doing it. It's not without its challenge, but again, is anything? Too often the Conservative government shows extreme fear/disdain/apathy around trying to work with the population as they'd rather try and control/oppress than stimulate and invest in all the small cogs that turn the bigs cogs that keep society running.
When one can piss away billions to buy votes and refund Trident one can be challenged on University fees if the response is simply "but we cannot afford it!". Priorities, where do they sit?
