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Re: Property Rights are the foundation of freedom
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 2 May 2003 14:59:27 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> Employment laws are one of the greatest achievements of most developed
> countries. Do you want to return to what your grandparents had to endure, or
> are you not grateful that things have moved on? Our children belong in school
> not sweatshops. Access to education should be based on merit; not the
> endeavours [good or bad] of our ancestors.
The true irony here is the fact that labor laws have not improved working
conditions, just relocated them. The same conditions that were so horrible
in this country, now exist in under developed countries, and those
manafacturing jobs that everyone complains about are no longer available.
Have all employment laws been failures? no, here in America we have the
richest poor in the world, and standard of living for the average person is
still really good compared to other nations.
Finally access to education should be based on both ability to achieve and
ability to pay. High achieving poor should, and do have many avenues whereby
they have access to any university they choose. The rich can simply "buy"
their way in. It's not pretty or idealistic but the universities need money
just like everyone else. Push comes to shove though, ten years into your
professional career, the prestige of your university doesn't really matter much.
Scott C.
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