>> Hypothetically, everybody should have an equal chance in life. Obviously 
>> this is impossible, but we can still strive to get as close to it as 
>> possible.
> 
>   I really do think that forcing "equal opportunity for everybody" by
> removing privileges from the rich is *not* the proper solution.
> 
>   That's a bit like saying that everybody should have the same quality of
> vision, and to do that, we make everybody blind so that now truly everybody
> will be equal in terms of vision. That's just silly.

Yes, yes it is. What we *should* of course be doing is making sure 
everybody has really awesome vision.

Oh, and really awesome schools. And shutting private schools doesn't 
advance this goal. (At least, not measurably.)

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