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> How many potentially great developers are lost in awful educational systems, for example? not for lack of funding. taxing the shit out of billionaires isnt g
by tensor_rank_0 9y ago
> How many potentially great developers are lost in awful educational systems, for example?
not for lack of funding. taxing the shit out of billionaires isnt going to fix the structural problems that make the schools a poor environment for developing young minds.
>But as Gates would pay more tax than the other billionaires, they would catch up to him.
thats not really how progressive tax rates work. if he is paying more taxes under the same system he still has more after taxes. of course since he pledged to "give it way" then I guess theres nothing to tax?
- Can_Not 9y ago> taxing the shit out of billionaires isnt going to fix the structural problems that make the schools a poor environment for developing young minds It's going to be hard to fix those problems without taxing them. I'd say the right to an education trumps the right to have a billion dollars.
- tensor_rank_0 9y ago> It's going to be hard to fix those problems without taxing them. its going to be hard to fix those problems if your only tool is "even more of some rich guy's money". there are structural problems, these schools have enough money to pay administrative staff into the 6 figures. theres no accountability as to the outcomes. its not a lack of funding. its a systemic problem.