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>> 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.
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> 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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