Re: An Open Letter To Open-Minded Progressives

On Apr 21, 7:15 pm, Free Lunch <lu...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> What makes no sense is that we in the USA have such a poor K-12 system,
> but have the best colleges and graduate schools in the world. How did we
> do that?

Very easily. Best isn't only a result of people with talent and
ability to provide a service well. Best is also a result of how it is
paid for.

Schools are paid for through taxes - and not only taxes, but local
taxes, collected at the city and county level. So if these taxes were
too high, people would move somewhere else.

Some universities are state colleges, already paid for by taxes at a
somewhat higher level, but others are paid for directly by those who
attend through their tuition fees. There are many rich people in
America, so it's not surprising that they can afford some very good
universities.

John Savard