> Dana wrote: > I think that what you are persistently missing is that human capital is in > fact capital. You can refuse to maintain it, sure... but it's a bit > small-minded.
I totally agree. Where we differ is the big picture. For me the gov't should provide the tools and education that any citizen needs to make informed career, financial, and personal decisions. After all, that's what k-12 should be for. I say "should be" because it isn't today. The role I just layed out has historically been done at the kitchen table (I think). Dad would tell his kids how the world worked, what the risks were, and how to maximize their strengths while minimizing their weaknesses. At least in theory. And if that failed, any HS kid could go work for the local plant and make a middle class income. That's all changed and the world has become much more complicated. Competition has moved from local town, to city, to state, to region, to country, to the world. That means education in competition is at the "do or die" point. We, as a country, will either equip our kids to compete globally or they'll lose. Bill Clinton understands this - he once famously said something to the effect of, "if [a policy] supports globalization, support it. If it doesn't, oppose it." A policy that subsidizes mistakes doesn't support globalization, and so I oppose it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:207271 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
