Originally Posted By: AuntyM
Oh brother...

While RWNJ's ramble on about ponzi schemes, they FAIL to notice that insurance, including health insurance, is one big ponzi scheme.

They didnt fail anything. There was no need to declare it a ponzi scheme. Insurance is part of a pay package, take it or leave it. Blame the politicians for making individual health insurance so expensive that people with moderate incomes wont spend the money.

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Someone sold them an idea


Yes, it was called reading, writing and arithmetic.

Don't you actually READ and ABSORB history? Most people couldn't afford tutors for their children and weren't educated enough to teach their kids themselves. Life was hard and they didn't have the time a teacher did to dedicating themselves to the job.

Even if you didn't read Laura Ingalls Wilder's books, surely you realize most of the TV show was authentically portrayed? It wasn't much different in cities. People didn't HAVE to be sold on the need for education. In order for this nation to prosper the way we did, our collective futures depended upon an educated work force.


Read the post again. I never said [censored] about not providing anyone with an education or using tudors. The issue is private vs public and a lot of people have been home schooled and still are. The year is 2011 not 1883 when Wilder began to teach. My issues with public school are the same as those who find it to be a rip off. Teachers are well paid and not allowed to strike in this state, yet graduates lack the ability to read and do math and the dropout rate is horrible. Its an important issue. They dont try to attract people like Bill Gates to teaching. Based on "Waiting for Superman" public schools need a lot of help the unions wont allow. That is for your clarification. I dont give a phk if we agree or not.