Mandatory bussing wasn't for cultural purposes, at least not directly. But you seem to forget that the rulings didn't just give some kids access to better schoo

Mandatory bussing wasn't for cultural purposes, at least not directly. But you seem to forget that the rulings didn't just give some kids access to better schools but also put kids in worse ones solely for the purpose of achieving a racial balance. Parents could pay high property taxes for a school they can't send their children to due to racial quotas. It's essentially a form of robbing Peter to pay Paul.