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Re: Property Rights are the foundation of freedom
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 5 May 2003 11:33:20 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Costello writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > 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.
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> 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.
Welcome to Globalisation! It’s a pity that the market is governed by price &
not ethics…
> 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.
... and millions go without healthcare. I understand that the Cuban system may
be better than that offered to some in the USA?
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> 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.
Sure, they can spend their study time working and sleeping through important
classes.
> The rich can simply "buy"
> their way in.
Yeah, let the ignorant "rich" take a place that could be taken be a talented
"poor" student. That makes sense.
> It's not pretty or idealistic but the universities need money
> just like everyone else.
I agree. Perhaps Bush's recent tax cuts for the "rich" could have helped get
some poorer students a degree?
> Push comes to shove though, ten years into your
> professional career, the prestige of your university doesn't really matter much.
Yep, just like when shuttle gets into orbit; the booster phase does not matter
*then* either.
;)
Scott A
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