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/^t/Another line of argument is that paying full cost of university education would make people appreciate the value of studying and increase the overall quality of classes. Such reasoning, however, is wrong, firstly because of the fact that when you pay for studying you think of future prospects rather than the value of studying itself, and secondly because reality shows that paying for studies doesn't necessarily mean the improved quality of them. One might expect to be provided with necessary books or materials when paying huge sums to be admitted to a university. Far from it! It is for example a common procedure among the lecturers to demand money even for xero copies, let alone additional materials. Besides, there is legal standardization of the university teachers' salaries so it can hardly be considered an incentive for them to work better.