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It’s part of the diversity of experience. There are going to be people who are a lot richer than you and people who ate a lot poorer. And a bunch of people in between.

If you value diversity, which everyone claims to, then you have to have rich kids too. They’re part of the social makeup of society as much as anyone else.[/quote]

I'm saying people are wondering about their character. Here's the extreme: I know society has evil people as well as angelic people, but I'm not so interested in my kids having a school experience that draws on both sides equally. That's not diversity I value.

Yes, it's ridiculous to think that I can protect my kids from qualities I don't like in other people, but I'd prefer to delay some of their realizations about the cruel realities of the world. In the case of wealth, the rich kids have the potential of dominating the social hierarchy, because they can have the "right" clothes, cars, parties, vacations. Of course my kids will be at school with wealthier kids, given our rung on the socioeconomic ladder. If I could choose, I'd rather have those be down-to-earth wealthy kids. I believe that that's what people are asking about when they are looking at real estate and education decisions.[/quote]

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