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Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
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Wed, 12 Jan 2000 18:35:13 GMT
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Jasper Janssen wrote:

On Tue, 11 Jan 2000 21:37:17 GMT, "John DiRienzo"
<ig88888888@stlnet.com> wrote:

Apparently Frank came up with one bad answer (1) and you guys went to
town on that.  In the Libertopia, its not the corporations' "responsibility"
to fund education, but the peoples' (such as parents of children).  Some
parents will opt for similar (cheap) education to what we have now (day
care) while others will opt to send their children to better schools.

And some will send their children to school not at all, which is the
whole crux of the argument.

But are those children any better off now? If a child has whatever it
takes to succeed in school when the parents have no care, they ought to
still do well. There will be organizations working with these children
(there are now). They will find most of the children who will benefit.
NO system can guarantee that NO ONE will fall through the cracks.

Of course many of the children who are not sent to school by their
parents will end up running afoul of the law. You can bet your booties
that however the justice system works, I'm going to expect that it will
do something to make sure that these kids get an education to make them
sufficiently productive to offset the cost of supporting them.

--
Frank Filz

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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
 
(...) I think a large part of what I'm reacting to is the concept that these will be profit-driven organizations, perhaps sponsored by large corporations looking for more skilled workers. That seems dangerous -- have you seen Disney's Pocahontas? (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
  Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
 
(...) That's a lovely notion, but it seems at best unrealistic. "Whatever it takes" is a lot more than academic ability or even a knack for succeeding on tests; it stems from a solid upbringing and a sound family unit, and there are demographic (...) (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
 
(...) And some will send their children to school not at all, which is the whole crux of the argument. Jasper (25 years ago, 12-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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