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| | | (...) This is ploughed ground, but I'll revisit it. First, I think there would be a good amount of support for schools for the underpriviledged. In fact, in a free market, companies ought to want to support schools for all. Why? The more educated (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | (...) That's not a bad assessment, but I think it applies more at the national level than at the level of any sub-national business or industry. Ploughed ground, to be sure, but to date the Libertopian argument hasn't been convincingly put forth. (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | (...) The world is changing, regardless, though. Rather arrogant of them, eh, not to care what conclusions we come to here? Peace and freedom, in general, are winning. ++Lar (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | (...) "Them" who? The world at large? I'm not sure what you're referring to. Dave! (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian Propaganda (was incorrectly referred to as SPAM) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) Yes. The world at large not taking LUGNETters opinions into account! The very idea. :-) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian Propaganda (was incorrectly referred to as SPAM) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | (...) Hey, you're making fun of my pseudo-seriousness! Now *I'm* disenfranchised! Dave! (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | | But companies would want well-educated employees no matter WHERE they came from, and would most likely contribute on both the local AND national level. For a simple, real world example, look at Silicon Valley as a whole - finding qualified (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | <snip> (...) Nitpicking here - that's not true. The public school system and the requirement to attend it were formed in the late 19th century. The general public wanted kids out of the cheap working force, because they were depressing wages for (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) Fascinating! Do you have a cite for that? Should be interesting reading. ++Lar (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | (...) This isn't a cite, but I'd heard the same thing and was reluctant to voice it, since I couldn't document it. And what did I say about fascinating?! Dave! (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Here's info for England: (URL) Education Act for England (one for Scotland followed soon after) established a national system of primary schools for children up to age 12; in 1880 attendance at primary school was made mandatory." I can't find (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Cool, found it! It's good to be the king! From: (URL) England and America, the evidence shows that majority literacy was achieved under the largely market-based systems of the early 19th century, and that the spread of completely tax-funded (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Matthew Gerber REGALLY PROCLAIMS: (...) YOU ARE the king of Cites. What a great cite. It seems to be saying that mandatory schooling didn't work. That seems to be somewhat anti-dogmatic (if you accept NEA dogma anyway). (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | | | (...) I don't refute the King's cite, but I'd be interested to know precisely what "evidence shows that majority literacy was achieved under the largely market-based systems of the early 19th century," and what the "majority" represented. If it was (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Well, I am not a big fan of them either, but I was referring to the National Education Association, my apologies, I figured it would be clear from context... So don't burn the wrong wrongheaded group by mistake! (or is that miss-stake?) (...) (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) White as snow, despite my efforts to gain a tan (curse my Irish/German/ Ukrainian blood!) but I'm only barely middle class--could I still get in? Dave! (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian Suntan —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Limit that to Ukrainian. I can get a tan. Irish/German/Dutch. Of course, this is all relative, since my wife and son can sit out in the sun all day and never burn. Bruce (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian Suntan —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (...) I burn fairly readily, but that's not what annoys me. What annoys me is that, after burning to Crayola red one day, the next day I'm back to killer-whale-belly-white, with no transition hue. Always been that way. Dave! (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Tom Stangl
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Define Middle Class ;-) MC varies widely depending on the COL in your area. In the vast majority of the US, I'd be considered MC from my salary. Here in Sillycon Valley, I'm far from it - I couldn't even begin to afford a house in any way. (...) -- (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | | | | | | | (...) Well, I can't do everything for you, but you might want to check out the book review that the cite points to: (URL) the book that review is about: "Market Education: The Unknown History", Coulson, Andrew J. (1999) ...and possibly the books (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Ummmm? Not sure where to go here. Let's do this: (URL) can't copy the text out of the PDF file and put it here, so you'll have to go read it yourselves. Here's the gist: In 1813, Connecticut passed law to get businesses to educate their child (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) I think you're numbers on layoffs are a bit off... 10s of thousands of workers daily is quite a few. In Libertopia, there would certainly be no regulation of schools. Of course schools would vary all over the map as to how good an education (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | | | | | (...) Sorry, should have said "announcing the laying off of tens of thousands of workers daily"...and I don't mean in total! Look at this from today's TechTV news: (URL) said it will take a $830 million restructuring charge, which is associated with (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | | (...) Uh, what *did* you say about fascinating? -Shiri (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Maggie Cambron
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| | | | | | | | (...) Here: (URL) C. (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | A piece of U.S. history (was: Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda)) —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | Whew! What a long post. I've been typing for almost an hour. So careful, great ramble ahead, and the footnotes are almost as long as the post itself. ;-) (...) Matt already found some stuff for you and all, I just wanted to say that I didn't really (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: A piece of U.S. history (was: Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda)) —Matthew Gerber
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| | | | | | In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Shiri Dori writes: <One of the best posts I've ever seen, especially in .debate...read it, seriously!> Shiri, 1) I want to give you a high-five, but can't figure out how to do it through the computer. 2) Give me the name (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: A piece of U.S. history (was: Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda)) —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | <grinning and blushing at the same time> (...) Yeah, that's a tough one. ;-) (...) Hehe. It's Newton North High-School (NNHS), a public school. Your only problem would be the rent/house price in the town, probably. Sky-rocketing. Scary. -Shiri (23 years ago, 16-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Libertarian SPAM (Propaganda) —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | (...) This is one of my problems with the Libertarian Party. All that sounded good on paper. I like it...in theory. Unfortunately, it's doubtful that it will happen in reality. Businesses are all too often focused on the *now*, the next quarter, (...) (23 years ago, 15-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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