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Originally Posted by sperry
Answer me this... is the world better or worse if the guy flipping burgers has had the opportunity to learn physics? Sure it's not applicable to his job, but there's something to be said about learning for learning's sake. That kid's life is likely more enriched if he's been to school than otherwise.
But like you pointed out... our system is setup to keep the poor poor, and the rich rich. IMO, arguing that it's okay to accept that system for the economic benefit is frankly short-sighted, because the only economic benefit is to those that are already rich. But eventually, as Marx pointed out, the poor become far more numerous than the rich. Eventually the rich have no one to extract money from, or the proles revolt. It's actually in the best long-term interest of the class in power to educate the masses, but the rich don't tend to think beyond their own lifespans.
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The only reason this country has managed to go 220+ yeas on a continuous system without a revolution (Civil War wasn't quite the same) is because of the perceived ability to be upwardly mobile. It's still literally true that *anyone* can go out and make themselves fabulously wealthy through sheer effort and hard work- if they are equipped with enough brains and motivation to overcome whatever social, political and economic obstacles they face. What the masses who wish they were rich and aren't fail to realize is that there are 3 ways to be rich. Get born that way, get unbelievably lucky in some way, or be unbelievably good at what you choose to do and work harder at it than anyone.