I’d rather have tuition than money because of tax advantages. Free college is free college. Paying me $1k extra to then pay taxes is less.
Also, this is biased toward people who want degrees so if I use it, it’s way more than they would pay me.
I’m not an anti-millennial (some of my favorite selves are millennials) but having absolutist mantras is stupid when it’s an alternative to having smarter, more beneficial work situations.
I have a long list of things I’d rather have than money. I’d probably take a $30k pay cut to work remotely, for example.
"I'd rather have tuition than money because of tax advantages"
Right, government policy has created an incentive for you to desire an employer-linked scheme instead of higher wages. The employer gets a tax benefit, and you get a more limited and convoluted way of getting compensation.
All employee compensation is a tax benefit. What are you talking about?
Wages are an employer tax benefit too. From a tax perspective, wages and tuition are pretty similar.
I think the main benefit is that not many employees will take the benefit. And they can negotiate some big discount with an online university. So buying 10k degrees is cheaper than 10k paying on their own.
In my case, I’d rather have tuition because I’d get more return than higher wages.
I’d rather have tuition than money because of tax advantages. Free college is free college. Paying me $1k extra to then pay taxes is less.
Also, this is biased toward people who want degrees so if I use it, it’s way more than they would pay me.
I’m not an anti-millennial (some of my favorite selves are millennials) but having absolutist mantras is stupid when it’s an alternative to having smarter, more beneficial work situations.
I have a long list of things I’d rather have than money. I’d probably take a $30k pay cut to work remotely, for example.