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Originally posted by Bad_Rich_Chic
But then he follows this: "They want wealth rewarded over work" with this: "Parents with the means ... should choose whatever they believe is best for their children." It just undercuts the whole "death to the special interests!" message.
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Why? The next sentence is "But those choices must never come at the expense of what has been -- and must always be -- the great equalizer in our society -- public education."
I don't see why you elipsed through "and inclination" as well. You seem to interpret his statement to mean
financial means, but that doesn't hold with his prior sentence, in which he lists alternatives, including home schooling - an alternative that doesn't require much wealth, but does require other means, namely someone who is able to home school. I have a friend who was home schooled for several years by hippy parents who during that time had essentially no income and lived off what they could grow on their small farm.
Or are you suggesting that children who attend public school are a "special interest"?
