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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t see why this is so mystifying to all of you.  Since the 1980s (thanks, Reagan), the middle class has been hollowed out. The gap between the haves and the have nots has expanded greatly. The differences between the two groups are extreme; it’s not just a slight difference, it’s a huge gulf. Parents who are paying attention see this. They want their kids to have healthcare, to live in safe neighborhoods, to be able to own a home, and to have whatever economic security is possible in a culture where employees are entirely disposable and companies care only about creating shareholder value. They don’t want their kids to become the have nots, so this anxiety drives them to work to ensure that their kids have every advantage, whether real or perceived.

Sure, you can be very successful wherever you go to school, and going to a top school guarantees nothing. But setting aside individual stories, on the whole, going to a top school confers an advantage.  
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If you really, really believe that your kid has only a 6% chance of having a good life, which is contingent upon that Ivy League admission or other lottery ticket to the aristocracy, then your time shouldn't be spent jockeying for an Ivy League admission; it should be spent rioting. [/quote]

At times I consider what it would take to get me to (wo)man a barricade, LOL.  Not quite there yet...[/quote]

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