Philip N Cohen on Nostr: America's stupid concentration of wealth and private funding for education means ...
America's stupid concentration of wealth and private funding for education means there are a few hundred billionaires who can say to a university: "Here is a billion dollars. Do exactly as I tell you for 10 years and you'll get another billion" - and it works. How many of the few hundred are bad actors you don't want in that position? A few hundred.
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