New Statesman - We need a retroactive graduate tax

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http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/laurie-penny/2010/07/graduate-tax-cable-education

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I am 100% in favour of this. And I fully support backdating it quite massively. But then, unlike most of my friends, I'm not a graduate. But I find it hard to argue against the point that if it is now reasonable for society to ask students to pay for their education, then it must surely also be reasonable for society to ask those who got their education for free to give the money back? (Mind you, I think her educationally-privileged background is showing a bit in the comments thread.)

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