This sounds similar to an idea that Robin Hanson proposed (primarly for
uploads, I believe):
A new way to invest in human capital
"May 21 — Allan Browne was preparing for his final semester at Pace
University last fall when he discovered to his horror that he was nearly
$3,000 short of what he needed to register for classes. But instead of
taking out a loan and going deeper into debt, Browne turned to an
entrepreneur friend who agreed to “invest” in the computer science student
in exchange for a percentage of his future earnings."
http://www.msnbc.com/news/571562.asp?0nm=B12Q
Max
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President, Extropy Institute. http://www.extropy.org
Senior Content Architect, ManyWorlds Inc.: http://www.manyworlds.com
Chair, Extro-5: Shaping Things to Come, http://www.extropy.org/ex5/extro5.htm
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