October 29, 2008 4:12PM 

# Who Should Pay for Your Sheepskin? 

By [Neal McCluskey](https://www.cato.org/people/neal-mccluskey) 

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Over at Econ​o​mist​.com, they’ve just [kicked off a debate](http://www.economist.com/debate/debates/overview/135) on the resolution “that individuals, not the state, should pay for higher education.”

On Monday, they will post my “featured guest” statement on the resolution in question, so I can’t give away my exciting conclusions right now. I can, though, give you a hint about one thing I might discuss. Think “[third-party payer problem](https://www.cato.org/2006/06/28/blueprint-for-an-ivory-tower-disaster/)”—and I heartily encourage you to follow the whole debate and participate if you’d like.

Professor Alison Wolf of King’s College, London, provides an excellent opening defense of the resolution, and I suspect that she and all the participants will offer lots of insightful arguments while this Oxford-style throw-down goes on.

##### Related Tags 

[Education](https://www.cato.org/education), [Center for Educational Freedom](https://www.cato.org/center-educational-freedom) 

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