Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site burl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!wjb From: wjb@burl.UUCP (Bill Buie) Newsgroups: net.kids,net.politics Subject: Re: School taxes -- defining the problem Message-ID: <593@burl.UUCP> Date: Mon, 3-Dec-84 12:12:05 EST Article-I.D.: burl.593 Posted: Mon Dec 3 12:12:05 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Dec-84 08:28:59 EST References: <3129@alice.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Technologies; Burlington, NC Lines: 20 Xref: watmath net.kids:753 net.politics:6000 At the risk of becoming a target... 1) The simple fact is that in terms of raw ability, all men are NOT created equal. 2) The ideal society allows each man an equal opportunity to rise to his own level of competence. Everybody deserves a chance. There is no way to avoid perpetuating unfairness without public education. Them what has, gets. Note also that it is in the best interests of society in general that the most talented people (as opposed to the people with the wealthiest parents, which isn't the same thing) get the education to be engineers, managers, doctors, etc. If everybody had a fair chance, then everybody would deserve what they got as a result of it. -- --Bill Buie