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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an immigrant, I could never understand why there was such a disparity in education quality across the U.S. I couldn't understand why poor black areas had such worse schools compared to more affluent (and usually white) areas. But this thread has been an eye-opener. I understand this much better now. It seems the more affluent folks want their money to benefit only them and their families. They don't see the benefit to society of elevating everyone and giving a good education to all children, regardless of their socioeconomic status. Don't people want the US to succeed long-term? How does keeping poor people less educated benefit a country in the long-run? [/quote]

you are describing communism, America is capitalism and freedom. You are free to move to any community you want.[/quote]

Yes and no.  There's enough wealth in this country that we do, in some areas, use our wealth to subsidize the less well-off.  But there is a tension that the rich don't like it and there is the underlying knowledge that if you ask for too much, they'll get tired of it and stop altogether, as is being proposed.  Capitalism is always regulated, never unfettered.  But sometimes it is more unfettered than others.[/quote]

Nowhere does the Constitution mention that taxes should be used for food, housing, health care, education, or any other personal benefit of the PEOPLE of the United States[/quote]

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