primrose

Guess this means we should remove as many rules as possible to avoid monopolies.

Markets form naturally from consensual interactions of goods and services for money.

I suppose you could argue the government creating the money allowed the market but alternatives currencies would be created like gold or now crypto.

Fair enough. Where are your numbers?

Or they have better governments.

When the problems in Detroit and LA subside maybe I would be with you on this point.

Good points. We just don't have that vacuum to test as gov's differ.

Market forces improve conditions. Motivations are realigned to the incentive of the parent's satisfaction with their kid's education. Service improves when you have competition.

Motivated Parents is everything. Focus your programs on that instead?

"Second, let's see what happens if we fund private and public schools equivalently."

Detroit get's $14k per student. Cost of living in Detroit is low and barely anyone who graduates is literate.

I don't think funding's the problem.

Perhaps an increased voucher for special needs students is in order.

Society is disadvantaged when intelligent students aren't allowed to achieve their fullest potential. We need programs that allow students to independently work at their own pace. We'd have a ton more 15-16 year old's attending college.

"US Public schools blow everyone else out of the water if you shave off the bottom 10%."

Who is "everyone else?"

"US taxpayers would rather throw money at prisons and police instead of education and social workers."

Agreed. End the war on drugs and personal freedom. End the wars, bring every troop home, from everywhere. Cut the military budget.

"I mean outreach to families and help getting them what they need."

In 2019, we spend $90,960 per family of 4 on welfare. The money's there. Unaccountable bureaucracies waste money. This will never change.

Increasing the voucher for special needs students?