Once education became the entry requirement for a decent, stable job it was 100% predictable that affluent parents would move heaven and earth to ensure their child's education, and to hell with what that does to anyone else. It's not socially optimal, but neither is it malleable
https://twitter.com/politicalmath/status/1412812648165511179
No combination of policies will induce middle class parents to sacrifice their childrens' opportunities to even out things for the children of other parents who aren't as engaged/adept. Any policy that starts from the premise of redistributing educational opportunity is doomed.
Megan's three iron laws of politics:
1) You cannot get away with messing up someone's pension
2) You cannot get away with messing up the futures of middle class kids
3) You cannot get away with messing up someone's healthcare plan.
1) You cannot get away with messing up someone's pension
2) You cannot get away with messing up the futures of middle class kids
3) You cannot get away with messing up someone's healthcare plan.
Doesn't matter if your goals are noble, current system is all kinds of #$@! up, & your plan will make society better off, and everyone in it
Does it violate one of the 3 laws? If so it's DOA. After you've finished ranting about the stupidity and injustice, it will still be DOA.
Does it violate one of the 3 laws? If so it's DOA. After you've finished ranting about the stupidity and injustice, it will still be DOA.
This does not please me, to be clear--as a libertarian, I have all sorts of marvelous plans in mind that violate all three laws, sometimes in the same policy. But there's no point in arguing with reality.
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