Banquo wrote:I agree with the fairness piece- it’s how you get there that’s the key.Digby wrote:I was chatting to an older teen yesterday who spent 10 minutes denouncing capitalism to me, and then said they didn't actually know what the LSE actually did and asked what it was and how it works. Whether they'll now think differently I don't know, but it was almost charming to see such certainty without understanding the process. And at heart it's hard to argue with a sense things should be fairerBanquo wrote: Copses v forests of magic money trees. But many folks under the age of 40 don't see the issue.
The teen I was speaking to yesterday gets there by having attended one of the country's best schools, gaining all A* grades and attending one of our leading university schools where if she doesn't get a 1st I'll be astonished, all whilst complaining about the sub-standard teaching she has to endure. She plans to work in Europe, she speaks French, German and Spanish so has a reasonable range of choices and is furious about the Brexit vote whilst also strongly endorsing the extremely pro Brexit Corbyn.
Of course seeing as she's yet to pay an serious taxation we'll have to wait and see how strong that lusting for socialism is in another 10 years