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I'm just going to default to the: how do you think other countries do it? I'm really tired of being told "we can't afford to give healthcare" "we can't afford
by eatsyourtacos 3y ago
I'm just going to default to the: how do you think other countries do it?
I'm really tired of being told "we can't afford to give healthcare" "we can't afford to give higher education" "we can't afford early childcare" "we can't afford maturity leave" "we can't afford guaranteed sick/vacation"
Of course we can. The powers at be don't want that because it levels the playing field, costs them some money, and ultimately makes them less powerful.
- OfSanguineFire 3y agoA number of other countries do it by separating students into different tracks bound for university, the trades, or unskilled labor, respectively, already while they are schoolchildren. Public universities are free or nearly so, but the system ensures that only a portion of society is directed to them. Those who didn't get on the university track while still at school may be able to gain a public university education later as adults, but the process is complicated enough that many are discouraged, or in some countries they turn to private universities that are not free.
- monero-xmr 3y agoI’m sick of people saying we can afford everything! We really, truly can’t. We have the largest peace time deficit of all time - we are running deficits the size of WW2 when no emergency exists! The good part is that all of this will sort itself out. Economic gravity will hit and democracy will sort out who pays the bill.