Student debt is a poverty tax on low income families

Students who have to take out loans to go to school wind up paying more than rich people who just pay out of pocket up front.

Ultimately, it's a form of punishment for being low income and wanting higher education.

Correct?

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

They would pay more if the repayments are with interest.

The only schools in the UK that charge are the public ones - by British definition, meaning fee-paying private. (The term is historical, referring to how they originated.)

Universities charge but students can take loans repayable only once they start earning above a certain threshold - I am not sure what that is now. Though it is likely to be at a time when they are also trying to save for the deposit and mortgage on a home.