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As stated, the private education system is a recipe for idiots from wealthy families ending up running the country and that's bad for the economy.

Call this the politics of envy if you like, but I call it the economics of pragmatism.

Everything is relative and, by definition, wanting the "best" for your child is wanting the "worst" for somebody else's - it's human nature to want to do it, but society needs to put strict limits on the ability to do it for the good of society overall.

[QUOTE="Ian_Davies, post: 2681250, member: 66646"] As stated, the private education system is a recipe for idiots from wealthy families ending up running the country and that's bad for the economy. Call this the politics of envy if you like, but I call it the economics of pragmatism. Everything is relative and, by definition, wanting the "best" for your child is wanting the "worst" for somebody else's - it's human nature to want to do it, but society needs to put strict limits on the ability to do it for the good of society overall. [/QUOTE]

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