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Let's also note that education doesn't fix poverty, any more than queue-jumping fixes queues. There is a small number of high socio-economic status positions a

Let's also note that education doesn't fix poverty, any more than queue-jumping fixes queues. There is a small number of high socio-economic status positions available at any point, and who gets those is determined mostly by how rich their parents are. Meanwhile those at the lower end must live short stressful lives, fraught with misery, overwork and income insecurity, all the while being lectured that they are the "takers" by the media.

tormeh 12y ago
It's not quite zero-sum, but you certainly have a point. I guess if everyone had the same abilities engineers and janitors would get paid the same since they would have equal negotiation power. Managers, high-level salesmen on the other hand would keep their pay, since network is by definition exclusive. Same with the capital elite, which always need good networks with each other and government, not to mention that money grows exponentially - even a small initial advantage leads to dominance over time. It seems someone has to end up on top, even if we were all equal.