tax graduates

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

Abtract from a UPI report

> A report commissioned by university vice chancellors
> and principals suggested Friday that the government implement an
> additional tax on graduates or add loans for student-paid fees to fund
> more higher education.

>        The report by the independent consultancy London Economics suggested
> ways for students to contribute to what it said was the 4.4 billion
> pound ($6.6 billion) yearly cost of degree courses, currently paid for
> by the government.
>        It said higher education costs would rise by about 900 million pounds
> ($1.35 billion) a year to increase the proportion of young people
> entering higher education from the current 28 percent to the
> government's target of 33 percent.
>        The four options for student contributions to higher education
> funding were:
>        --An extra 2-3 percent tax on graduates throughout their working
> lives.