Should governments pay tuition fees for all students? With an increasing cost of higher education, university students nowadays find it difficult to pay off their student loans. In many countries, governments make a series of policies to bear the cost for them, while some people argue that students should be responsible for paying tuition fees by themselves. In my view, governments should only help those who cannot afford the education cost, so that public finance can be spent most efficiently. Students from disadvantaged families are more likely to drop out of school, which is a loss for society. They are not willing to impose much burden on their families and have to give up pursuing a degree at university. As a result, they could make fewer contributions to society because of limited levels of knowledge. For example, there could be fewer scientists who would have researched in medicine and technology fields if they cannot get equal access to educational resources. Instead, they may end up choosing some simple jobs, such as farming or cleaning. However, it is not easy or realistic to pay tuition fees for all universities students. This will lead to a large amount of debt and governments will find it difficult to balance their budgets. They have to impose high taxes on citizens, which will increase commodity prices. By this way, although students can enjoy the benefit of free education, many taxpayers could be reluctant to pay taxes or buy expensive goods, and it could trigger a recession. In addition, if students don’t need to pay their tuition, they may be less hardworking in their studies. University students will not take their schoolwork seriously, because they would think it is the benefit given by governments and take it for granted. By contrast, they would value the opportunity of studying at university if they need to afford tuition fees by themselves. This is because they would make an effort to raise funds for their education, which costs time and energy. Therefore, these students would not want to waste their precious chance after entering a university. In conclusion, governments should realize the importance of giving financial support to poor students and take targeted measures to offer assistance instead of covering all college students.