You Can Now Go to College for Free in Germany, No Matter Where You're From

[praneshp]

http://www.businessinsider.com/germany-free-college-2014-10

[duncan_bayne]

Interesting, but the headline is inaccurate. There's no such thing as 'free college' (or any free good or service, really). Better would be:

"German taxpayers will cover your college bill, no matter where you're from."

[Riesling → duncan_bayne]

Headline is correct. Definition of "for free" according to MW: "at no charge".

Examples given are:

* They're giving out free tickets to the show.

* The school newsletter is free.

Neither of those examples support the idea, that services or goods cannot be free. I have the feeling that trying to limit the meaning of "free" is heavily tied to a specific political agenda.

[duncan_bayne → Riesling]

> I have the feeling that trying to limit the meaning of "free" is heavily tied to a specific political agenda.

As is describing taxpayer-funded education as 'free'.

[praneshp → duncan_bayne]

Just using the article's headline. That's HN's guideline, I think.

[musername → duncan_bayne]

It's not even news