Should "investment in the soul" to the detriment of the individual's financial health be something the government encourages? No, it should not be encouraged by the government.
Your post is the sales pitch of a con artist if you are trying to get the poor to go so that you (your school) can get government money. You are using them, and conning them into seeking something that will cause substantial loss to them, just so you can get government money.
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